Former State Security Minister Bongani Bongo and seven of his co- accused were granted Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act by the Nelspruit Commercial Crimes Court today.
This is after the accused applied for discharge on charges preferred against them. The state is left with nine accused in the matter including corporate entities.
Going forward the NPA will proceed with options to appeal the section 174 on a point of law on the ruling granted to the discharged accused.
The matter was postponed to 26 August 2024 for continuation of trial on 14 counts of corruption and 8 counts of money laundering.
