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The extradition of the Gupta brothers from the UAE hangs in the balance after a major setback for the state in a trial that is the basis for their extradition application.
None of the accused in the National Prosecuting Authority’s first state capture trial believe that there is a case for them to answer – and all but one are applying for the charges against them to be quashed, without them being required to defend themselves.
Five of the accused in the Nulane R24.9m fraud and money laundering trial told the Free State high court on Thursday that they will be applying to be discharged.
Defence lawyers in the Nulane trial have continued to accuse the lead investigator in the case of failing to undertake investigations because they were allegedly not aligned with an already set goal.
The state has been accused of unreasonable delays after it requested a postponement of the Nulane trial to Monday to allow a witness based in Nigeria to get to SA.