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.
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.
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.