The supreme court of appeal held that the acquittal of officials and Gupta associates on fraud and money-laundering charges was a failure of justice
It was crucial that trial judges had the necessary skills and experience to hear complex corruption cases, she said
The reluctance not only to deploy private counsel but to follow their advice has proved a recurring theme in state capture cases
The National Prosecuting Authority has failed in another state capture case considered only the foothills of the mountain it must climb
The National Prosecuting Authority lives to fight another day after losing face in the first state capture trial
But first justice officials want their Emirati counterparts to say plainly why the first was denied
Apart from seven cases before court, dozens more are under investigation, the minister told parliament
The acting judge who discharged Gutpa associates in the first state capture case fell short of legal and ethical standards, the National Prosecuting Authority submitted
The trial judge said the prosecution was trying to reserve questions of fact, not law
She failed to apply the rules of evidence, the doctrine of common purpose and sections of the Criminal Procedure Act correctly, prosecutors argue
All Nulane Investments accused have been acquitted, but observers had been warning for months that the writing was on the wall
There are many obstacles, including the brothers being free agents and newfound citizens of the Pacific nation of Vanuatu
Atul and Tony Gupta are said to be seeking asylum in central African states while South Africa’s extradition request stalls
The National Prosecuting Authority is ready to act on state capture crimes but whether it has the ability to do so has been questioned
There is progress cleaning up corruption but party reform lags behind and the president can’t afford to lose allies, even those implicated in the Zondo report
The state charges that Iqbal Sharma’s firm massively defrauded the state and R19 million was laundered into a UAE account controlled by a family friend
From a bid to overturn parliament’s rejection of the Ngcobo report to Jacob Zuma’s appeal to stay out of prison, political actors will fill the courts
Dinesh Patel is demanding further particulars of the state’s case in first trial embroiling the Gupta brothers
In papers, prosecutors concede they cannot say where and when the family plotted to defraud the Free State but can still convict them for the Nulane scam
The capacity of the state in the criminal prosecution of the Gupta brothers is in question, risking a delay in the crucial state capture trial on which their extradition hinges,…
