Bongo told Eyewitness News he was at peace with Monday’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruling overturning the decision of former Judge President John Hlophe, who discharged the State’s case against him in 2021 over lack of evidence.
CAPE TOWN - Former State Security Minister and African National Congress member of Parliament Bongani Bongo says he’s ready to face a re-trial in the State’s corruption case against him in the Western Cape High Court.he was at peace with Monday’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruling overturning the decision of former Judge President John Hlophe, who discharged the State’s case against him in 2021 over lack of evidence.
Hlophe also dismissed the State’s application in 2022 challenging six questions of law without providing reasons.The SCA said the High Court’s findings on the probabilities of a bribe being offered were based on a misunderstanding of the legal elements of the offences. It added the High Court erred in its assessment of the evidence presented by the State, and that a reasonable court might have convicted Bongo.
Bongo, a lawyer by profession, said following Monday’s SCA ruling, he was looking forward to presenting his version of events this time around - the sooner, the better. “If another judge says I must come back, I will always come back. I respect the law, I’m a law-abiding citizen. Everything that’s law is what I follow.”NPA LAUDS SUCCESS
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