The National Prosecuting Authority has abandoned its attempts to have the #GuptaLeaks emails admitted into evidence in the Nulane scam prosecution and has closed its case without them, paving the way for the trial’s Gupta accused to argue for discharges.
The National Prosecuting Authority's efforts to seek a postponement of its beleaguered Nulane fraud case have effectively been vetoed by the trial judge in a move that could mark the beginning of the end for this highly anticipated first state capture trial.
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.
On Wednesday 22 February 2023, state prosecutor Adv. Peter Serunye led the testimony of the last state witness, Charles Church, who was testifying from Nigeria via Microsoft Teams on the due dilige.