NATIONAL NEWS - The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and President Jacob Zuma against a High Court order which set aside the decision to withdraw charges against the president.
The judgment was handed down in Bloemfontein on Friday morning.
The High Court in Pretoria ruled earlier this year that the 2009 decision to withdraw the 783 charges was irrational and set it aside which had the automatic effect of the charges being reinstated against the president.
Former prosecutions boss Mokotedi Mpshe withdrew criminal charges against Zuma in 2009, after considering representations from the president which included the so-called Spy Tapes.
When the parties argued the case three weeks ago, they conceded that Mpshe had relied on an incorrect provision in law to base his decision on.
Judge Eric Leach says that the NPA and President Zuma were correct to concede that the decision to withdraw criminal charges was not supported by law.
