National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has resigned. Image: SABC News
Wheels of justice set to turn for Mapisa-Nqakula
National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s application to interdict the NPA was dismissed with costs.
National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has resigned. Image: SABC News
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will face the music now that the application to prevent the NPA has been dismissed by the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.
On Tuesday, Judge Potterill dismissed her urgent application for an interdict against an impending arrest following reports of allegations of a multi-million Rand corruption investigation.
NOTHING UNLAWFUL DONE TO MAPISA-NQAKULA
NPA spokesperson advocate Mthunzi Mhanga said, “The wheels of justice will now be in motion” after Potterill said nothing unlawful had been done against Mapisa-Nqakula to necessitate an interdiction.
“We have always maintained that this was unprecedented (Mapisa-Nqakula’s application to prevent an arrest, which has not happened), and we didn’t have to be brought to court. We have always maintained that the arrest process should be done seamlessly,” said Mhanga, according to the Independent Online.
“The wheels of justice will now be in motion as you were listening to the judgment, which was well reasoned,” said Mhaga. Judge Potterill said she would not prevent the statutory bodies from doing their duties.
MAPISA-NQAKULA’S 94-PAGE APPLICATION DISMISSED BY COURT
She said that no unlawfulness had been explained to the court except for mere speculation being raised. “The delay in processing the applicant was done out of courtesy; it was made clear that it was not a negotiation and was not open-ended,” she said.
Mapisa-Nqakua submitted a 94-page urgent application to interdict the NPA’s Investigating Directorate (ID) from arresting her; the judge ruled that she would not be detained in the interim.
“Much reliance was placed on the fact that the applicant (Mapisa-Nqakula) has a right to legal representation of her choice. The NDPP (National Director of Public Prosecutions) and the police investigator know this right and have afforded her ample time to report to the Lyttleton police station with a legal representative,” Judge Potterill said.
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