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President Zuma notes court decision

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has noted the North Gauteng High Court’s decision that the National Prosecuting Authority’s decision to discontinue prosecution against the President should be reviewed.

In a statement following the judgment on Friday, the Presidency said that it has noted the decision of the full bench of the court.

In Friday’s judgment, the applicant asked the court to, among others, review, correct and set aside the decision of the Acting National Director of Public Prosecutions (Advocate Mokotedi Mpshe), taken on the President, in accordance with charges contained in an indictment of 27 December 2007.

The applicant also asked the court to declare that the decision of the Acting National Director of Public Prosecutions to be inconsistent with the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and invalid.

“The court has ordered that the decision taken by the Acting Head of the National Prosecuting Authority on 1 April 2009 to discontinue the prosecution against President Jacob Zuma should be reviewed and set aside,” said the Presidency.

These charges were formally withdrawn by the High Court in Pietermaritzburg in April 2009 and as such, there is no pending litigation before court against President Zuma.

“As a party to the proceedings, the President has noted the decision of the court and will give consideration to the judgment and its consequences and the remedies available in terms of our law,” said the Presidency. – SAnews.gov.za