Mdluli case back in court
05:19 (GMT+2), Mon, 02 December 2013
Richard Mdluli
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Pretoria - An application for leave to appeal the judgement on former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli is expected to be heard in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday.
Deputy Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba said on October 24 when the matter was last heard, "The matter is postponed sine die [indefinitely]... to give the national [police] commissioner an opportunity to file further papers in respect of issues that were raised in the matter."
Earlier, Judge John Murphy and William Mokhari, SC, for the SA Police Service (SAPS), clashed over the question of whether Mdluli should return to work.
Murphy was hearing an application by the SAPS and the National Director of Public Prosecutions for leave to appeal against an earlier ruling in favour of lobby group Freedom Under Law (FUL).
Following a disagreement between Murphy and Mokhari, the matter was taken to Ledwaba, who postponed proceedings.
Murphy's September ruling set aside a decision to withdraw criminal and disciplinary charges against Mdluli.
He criticised the decision to withdraw fraud and corruption charges against Mdluli, saying it was "illegal, irrational, based on irrelevant considerations and material errors of law".
Deputy Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba said on October 24 when the matter was last heard, "The matter is postponed sine die [indefinitely]... to give the national [police] commissioner an opportunity to file further papers in respect of issues that were raised in the matter."
Earlier, Judge John Murphy and William Mokhari, SC, for the SA Police Service (SAPS), clashed over the question of whether Mdluli should return to work.
Murphy was hearing an application by the SAPS and the National Director of Public Prosecutions for leave to appeal against an earlier ruling in favour of lobby group Freedom Under Law (FUL).
Murphy was hearing an application by the SAPS
and the National Director of Public Prosecutions for leave to appeal against an
earlier ruling in favour of lobby group Freedom Under Law (FUL).
Murphy's September ruling set aside a decision to withdraw criminal and disciplinary charges against Mdluli.
He criticised the decision to withdraw fraud and corruption charges against Mdluli, saying it was "illegal, irrational, based on irrelevant considerations and material errors of law".
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