Judgment in the application by seven of the eight accused in the first Gupta-linked state capture trial in the Bloemfontein High Court is expected on 12 April. Lawyers for the accused argued there was a lack of evidence, but the state hit back, saying there was common purpose to defraud.
The state in the R24.9m Nulane fraud and money-laundering trial will no longer pursue evidence obtained from the #GuptaLeaks e-mails, the Free State High Court heard on Wednesday.
The National Prosecuting Authority's first state capture trial - the Gupta-linked Nulane case - has been adjourned until Monday after hearing testimonies from several witnesses for more than a week.
Free State government official Shadrack Cezula is adamant his conduct in enabling a lightning-fast R12.4 million payment to Gupta-linked Nulane is potentially criminal – but lawyers for the defence have spent two days trying to convince him otherwise.