The National Prosecuting Authority lives to fight another day after losing face in the first state capture trial
As in the Nulane case, the prosecution alleges that the now fugitive Gupta brothers conspired with the accused to fleece the Free State
The trial judge said the prosecution was trying to reserve questions of fact, not law
She failed to apply the rules of evidence, the doctrine of common purpose and sections of the Criminal Procedure Act correctly, prosecutors argue
The NPA raised concerns about the judgment and called for the Investigating Directorate to be made a permanent entity without delay
The case, which informed the request for the extradition of the Gupta brothers, has ended in defeat for the prosecution for lack of evidence
The state charges that Iqbal Sharma’s firm massively defrauded the state and R19 million was laundered into a UAE account controlled by a family friend
Dinesh Patel is demanding further particulars of the state’s case in first trial embroiling the Gupta brothers
Fugitives Rajesh and Atul Gupta were arrested four months after Interpol issued a Red Notice against them. But they are just the latest.
The high-profile state capture case which was expected to resume on December 4 has been dropped
Free State National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Phaladi Shuping said the case had been postponed to December 4
Louis Klopper and Robert Knoop resigned ahead of a legal battle between the IDC, the Gupta-owned company and the business rescue practitioners
Nearly two weeks after the first "Gupta leaks", those who invested in the family are starting to feel the direct repercussions of the saga.