Ace Magashule approaches high court over 'ulterior purpose' in prosecution

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The suspended ANC secretary-general says the state's case against him is weak or non-existent.

Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has asked the high court to declare that the state has no prima facie case against him, saying his prosecution is a “smear campaign”.

He was suspended from the ANC in May after he was indicted, in accordance with the party’s “step-aside” rule. The rule holds that if a member of the party is indicted on criminal charges, they should step aside from their position. If they do not, they may be suspended. Magashule has also asked the court to declare that he is entitled to “know the case that he is required to meet before he pleads” and that the state did not comply with section 27 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, which requires that if it is going to charge someone with failing to report corruption it must first afford them an opportunity to explain.

In particular, his former personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota, who was first claimed as a state witness, would now be an accused, he said.

 

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It's about time SG Ace be reinstated back into his position in the ANC. the ANC is losing, it is failing and collapsing without its engine, the SG

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