In arguing there is no validity to the State’s case against him, suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule’s legal representative claimed his arrest was orchestrated by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
In arguing there is no validity to the State's case against him, suspended African National Congress secretary-general Ace Magashule's legal representative claimed on Tuesday his arrest was influenced by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Representing Magashule, advocate Laurence Hodes characterised the case as "politically motivated and unsustainable".
On Tuesday, senior counsel Laurence Hodes, representing Ace Magashule, argued that there was no proof that authorisation had been granted by the head of public prosecutions for the former premier to face charges.
The Free State High Court Judge Soma Naidoo on Monday adjourned the matter for Tuesday, pending a final argument by suspended ANC Secretary-General (SG) Ace Magashule. Magashule and thr.