Central SA
Magashule accused of delaying tactics in asbestos trial─── 05:54 Fri, 23 Dec 2022
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has accused former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule and two others of resorting to delaying tactics in their multimillion-rand Free State asbestos corruption trial.
Magashule, as well as the former Free State Human Settlements director-general Thabani Zulu and businessman Edwin Sodi have filed papers in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) to challenge the High Court judgment that dismissed their application to have charges against them quashed.
In papers before the SCA, the State has submitted that it will present evidence in court to confirm that the accused were involved in every aspect of the crimes they are accused of.
The three are among the 18 accused persons and companies facing more than 70 charges of corruption and money laundering relating to the alleged irregular awarding of the R255 million asbestos roof removal contract.
