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Decision not to prosecute Ramaphosa evokes mixed views

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There have been mixed reactions to the Limpopo Director of Public Prosecutions’ decision not to prosecute the President and major general, Wally Rhoode, for the dollars that were found stashed under a mattress and couches at Cryil Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in Limpopo in 2020.

Former spy boss, Arthur Fraser, had pressed the charges against the pair, accusing them of trying to conceal the theft of $580 00 from the farm.

The DPPs decision not to prosecute the President and Rhoode came a few days after the Constitutional Court agreed to hear the African Transformation Movement (ATM) and Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) application to revive impeachment proceedings against president Ramaphosa next month.

Reacting to the DPP’s decision, the ATM’s Zama Ntshona urged the NPA to make public the evidence that informed the prosecuting authority’s move.

 

In a statement, the EFF says it’s not surprised by the news.

MK Party Deputy President, Dr John Hlophe, has rejected the NPA’s decision as nonsensical.

Hlophe was speaking at MKP’s media briefing in Sandton, Johannesburg, earlier this afternoon.

He says the decision shows that many state structures are captured.

Political analyst, Goodenough Mashego, however, believes that the Phala Phala farm saga has become a point-scoring game for politicians who are against president Ramaphosa.

In the process, he says, the crimes that were committed in Phala Phala are getting lost in the maize.

Mashego says while the NPA should prosecute someone for the contravention of the Reserve Bank’s regulations due to the large sums of foreign currency that was found at the President’s exclusive bush lodge, it would be disingenuous to expect Ramaphosa, who probably owns multiple properties, to know what takes place when he is away.

Written by: Nokwazi Qumbisa

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