Today the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has at last filed its answering affidavit relating to the review of the decision to discontinue the prosecution of over 700 charges of corruption and racketeering levelled against President Jacob Zuma. Our preliminary view is that the contents of the NPA's answering affidavit proffers no substantive reasons for why these charges were dropped in the first place.
It is therefore the DA's contention that these charges should be reinstated without further delay. This comes after the NPA finally filed its answering affidavit after almost six years and three missed deadlines.
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