SA digests state capture ruling, as Zuma mulls possible appeal

SA digests state capture ruling, as Zuma mulls possible appeal

President Jacob Zuma is yet to indicate whether he will appeal the High Court in Pretoria’s dismissal of his application for a court order to review and set aside the State of Capture Report.

State capture report

Judge Dunstan Mlambo ruled that former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's State of Capture report is binding and ordered President Zuma to appoint a commission of inquiry into state capture within 30 days.

 

Mlambo also ruled that the commission must be headed by a judge chosen by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, as per Madonsela's recommendation.

 

Director of the Centre for Constitutional Rights Phephelaphi Dube hopes President Zuma will think long and hard before launching an appeal.

 

''I think there are very few grounds for the president to appeal the decision because it was a unanimous decision made by the full court.

 

''Even if he petitions the Supreme Court of Appeal, today's judgement was very thorough that if the president appeals it, it would bear very little success.” 

However, legal analyst Ulrich Roux begs to differ.

 

''I think the president will definitely appeal this judgement, simply because he has appealed similarly vindicating judgements in the past, so this one won't be any different''.

 

Madonsela told the media shortly after judgement was delivered that she hopes Zuma would consider ''what it means for a country to be sitting about such allegations of state capture and a dysfunctional cabinet and government’’ when deciding on a possible appeal.

 

Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane said should Zuma decide to appeal the judgement, he would seek an enforcement order prohibiting such an appeal.

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