Court reserves judgment on Mapisa-Nqakula’s section 174 bid
Mapisa-Nqakula's defence argues that the state has failed to bring sufficient evidence against her
Judgment has been reserved on Mapisa-Nqakula's Section 174 application in her corruption and money laundering trial, with delivery expected on Monday. The former National Assembly Speaker and Defence Minister brought the application to have the case against her discharged, arguing that the state has not presented sufficient evidence.
The state maintains they have a strong case and sees the application as a test for the court's stance on the proceedings so far. State Advocate Emile Van Der Merwe stated that the application was likely either a test of the court's feelings about the case or an attempt to gather information for the defence case.
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