Constitutional Court refuses to hear NPA's appeal on Zuma: DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday said the Constitutional Court has refused - at this stage - to hear the National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) appeal on the reinstatement on 783 charges against President Jacob Zuma.
The NPA indicated that it would appeal a ruling by a full bench of the North Gauteng High Court, which reinstated 783 fraud, racketeering and corruption charges against President Zuma.
This matter was brought to court by the DA, who wanted then prosecutions boss Mokotedi Mpshe's decision to be reversed.
The opposition party said President Zuma must have his day in court.
"The DA has argued that there are no reasonable prospects of success nor are there any other compelling reasons why the appeal should be heard. The full bench of the North Gauteng High Court fully ventilated the issues and they too came to the determination that an appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) would be unsuccessful," the DA's James Selfe said.