NPA challenges decision by judge John Hlophe to acquit corruption-accused ANC MP, Bongani Bongo

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The National Prosecuting Authority has challenged the decision made by Western Cape judge president John Hlophe to acquit ANC MP Bongani Bongo on a charge of corruption.

The NPA believes there are reasonable prospects that another court, notably the Supreme Court of Appeal, would find there were material misdirections on questions of law when Western Cape judge president John Hlophe acquitted ANC MP Bongani Bongo , on a charge of corruption. File photo.The National Prosecuting Authority has challenged the decision made by Western Cape judge president John Hlophe in February to acquit ANC MP Bongani Bongo on a charge of corruption.

The state had alleged that on October 10, 2017, Bongo had offered an undue gratification to Vanara for him to fake illness or assist the accused to delay and/or stop parliament’s inquiry into Eskom’s affairs. “They can only attest to what Mr Vanara relayed to them regarding the meeting between himself and Mr Bongo,” Hlophe said.

Another is “whether the trial court correctly applied the elements of the offence of corruption when the court indicated it had difficulty accepting Vanara’s evidence as he lacked the power to stop the inquiry”.

 

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