Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule this week mounted two key legal challenges that are likely to trigger a showdown when his fraud, corruption and money laundering case returns to the Bloemfontein High Court on Wednesday
As part of his spirited efforts to discredit the state’s criminal charges against him, Magashule swiftly filed the two papers soon after his court appearance on Tuesday, one seeking to have the oversight charges against him scrapped from the indictment and the other contesting the bulk of evidence that the National Prosecution Authority submitted as common cause.
Judge President Cagney Musi will hear the fresh disputes on November 3 as part of the pre-trial process.Subscribe to News24 for just R75 per month to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. You can cancel any time.
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