Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula launches urgent interdict to stop arrest

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Cape Town — Parliament Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has reportedly launched an urgent court interdict to prevent her arrest, also asking for docket to be handed over.

Mapisa-Nqakula’s attorney, Stephen May, has now confirmed this, saying they’re waiting for the State’s representatives to respond and inform them of their position, EWN reported.

“At this stage, what has happened is that we’ve served an urgent application on the NPA’s [National Prosecuting Authority] Investigating Directorate.

“Among the relief we’re asking for is an interim interdict on any arrests of my client, as well as disclosure of the State docket so we can analyse the case against her because every indication that we’ve had – and a large part of this, unfortunately, has come via the media – indicates that there simply is no case for my client to answer,” May said.

Mapisa-Nqakula handed herself over to police on Friday morning, where she was arrested, according to reports.

It has been a busy week for her as she announced yesterday she was was taking special leave, just days after her house was raided by the Hawks, the reports said.

Acccording to IOL, she said while she has not received any formal communication from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) about the arrest, she will cooperate with the authorities.

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