⚖️Court reprimands Adv Dali Mpofu after accusing the NPA of lying 😲 and calling it 'disgraceful.' 🫢 ZumavRamaphosa TheCitizenNews DaliMpofu Read more⬇️
argued the nolle presequi certificates it issued in direct relation to the docket did not apply to Ramaphosa, as he was never identified as a suspect in Zuma’s case against Downer.
“Accessory after the fact by definition means after. The date is a definitional requirement that is, must be after. You cannot be an accessory to your own crime. There must be a perpetrator,” argued Mpofu.Mpofu reprimanded “No Mr Mpofu, I treat you with utter respect. I’m engaging you on the issues. I’ve got no predisposition. I’m a judge appointed in terms of the Constitution exercising my functions without fear, favour or prejudice, right. And I’m engaging you with respect and I expect the same from you.”
Mpofu was also told to “moderate and tone down” his language by the justices after he accused the deputy national director of public prosecutions Rodney de Kock of lying. Meanwhile, the gallery was also warned they would be kicked out after they cheered during submissions made Zuma’s legal team.Earlier in the case, Ramaphosa’s legal team argued that South Africa’s courts are not meant to “settle political scores” and “deal with personal animosity”.
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