Zuma charges dropped!!

[StellenboschStudent]

I can't believe it!! He is free to go! Been watching e-news... just heard.

 

[Flanders]

Yes. Watching it too. Can't believe this.

 

[Telkomisaloser]

RIP South Africa

 

[EtienneK]

Pietermaritzburg - ANC president Jacob Zuma has won his bid to have the decision to prosecute him on corruption and other charges declared unlawful.

Judge Chris Nicholson gave his judgment to a packed Pietermaritzburg High Court on Friday morning.

He said that while the application had nothing to do with Zuma's guilt or otherwise, it was a procedural matter.

Thousands of supporters broke into applause outside the court on the news of the verdict.

http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2392407,00.html

 

[StellenboschStudent]

So, where are we immigrating to?

 

[icyrus]

Completely expected. South Africa has been a joke for many years now.

Unfortunately I cannot speed up my plans.

 

[Natasha H]

i did not expect that.. that is shocking!

 

[EtienneK]

Another victory for African politics!

 

[Balstrome]

And the public at large will think that this means that he is innocent of all wrong doing.

 

[boramk]

RIP South Africa indeed

 

[Stephen]

Oh god OJ Simpson all over again

 

[Skinner]

Okay, even I have just got slightly more pessimistic about SA now.

 

[EtienneK]

Okay, even I have just got slightly more pessimistic about SA now.

I never thought I'd see the day!

 

[jambai]

SARS will not see any of my money from hard work.africa can get what it derserves.I am on my way

 

[Milano]

/Runs off to prepare passport

 

[LoneWolf]

this country and its government is a fscking joke...can't belive this ! it was all going well before 1994 but they just had to fsck it up to the fscking max....

 

[boramk]

And so, the exodus of millions. Biggest brain drain in world history right here in SA

 

[icyrus]

this country and its government is a fscking joke...can't belive this ! it was all going well before 1994 but they just had to fsck it up to the fscking max....

South Africa has never had a decent government. Before 1994 was an even bigger shambles than currently. Unfortunately the anc seem determined to outdo the past in time.

 

[EtienneK]

I think the time has come to leave this place...

 

[sox63]

I saw this coming from a long time ago.

IMO, the ANC's strategy is clear, they are trying to politicise what is quite clearly a criminal matter that just happens to involve a political figure. And judging by the submissions made in KZN a while back, they are succeeding.

This is not IMO a political matter, and they trying to exploit the NPA's handling of the matter to it's advantage. The NPA should have prosecuted this case at the same time with Shaik, if the evidence was enough to convict him, then it should have been enough to convict Zuma.
Now in waiting and other factors that have been factored in, gives an impression, to those not familiar with the working of the justice system, of a political which hunt which "poor" Zuma has to defend himself against.

We sometimes on this forum say they are stupid, but it is starting to look to me the opposite is true.

My 2c...

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?p=2034367#post2034367

And it seems the Judge agreed.

Pietermaritzburg - It was bizarre that African National Congress president Jacob Zuma was not charged alongside his former financial adviser Schabir Shaik, if it was true that there was prima facie evidence against him, Judge Chris Nicholson said on Friday.
"It was bizarre to say the least," he told the Pietermaritzburg High Court while handing down judgment in an application to have the decision to prosecute Zuma declared invalid.

And, I have to give it the legal team of Zuma, they really exploited the situation.

Now does anyone with a legal background care to tell us the way forward? Is it back to the drawing board for the NPA? Or is that all that she wrote?