Cape Town – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has reportedly declined to disclose the timing of Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s surrender for arrest.
Judge Sulet Potterill on Tuesday dismissed her interdict application in the Pretoria High Court, citing a lack of evidence of urgency.
Mapisa-Nqakula faces corruption-related charges from her tenure as defence minister.
She is expected to surrender at Littleton Police Station and appear in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, EWN reported.
However, the NPA’s Mthunzi Mhaga refrained from divulging specifics, saying that such matters are not discussed publicly, but assured that legal proceedings would proceed, the report said.
According to The Citizen, NPA spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga also maintained that no special treatment was offered to Mapisa-Nqakula compared to other accused individuals.
He clarified that such courtesy extended to all citizens in the past, though he did not provide specific examples.
“It is not, this is open to every citizen in the country, this happened in the past. Just I don’t have the names of the people that were extended that courtesy before,” the report quoted Mhaga as saying.
He added: “We don’t discuss issues of arrests, evidential issues, and investigative processes in the media. But obviously, the wheels of justice will now be in motion. We’ve always maintained that this is unprecedented and we didn’t have to be brought to court.
“We have always maintained that the process of arrest will be done seamlessly,” Mhaga said.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
