Why Hlophe got it wrong on Bongo corruption case
ANC MP Bongani Bongo says he is ready for a retrial after the Supreme Court of Appeal overturned his acquittal on corruption charges.
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ANC MP Bongani Bongo says he is ready for a retrial after the Supreme Court of Appeal overturned his acquittal on corruption charges.
The Supreme Court of Appeal overturned a ruling by former Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe, which dismissed the bribery and corruption trial of former state security minister Bongani Bongo.
ANC MP Bongani Bongo has been ordered to go back to court and start his corruption trial from scratch after the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) overturned his acquittal.
The direct petition by the NPA relates to the 2021 corruption trial of ANC MP Bongani Bongo, which now impeached Judge John Hlophe dismissed due to lack of evidence without Bongo having to put up a defence.
The secret profit share agreement was kept secret until the then SABC head of legal, Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara questioned the clause.