Zuma and Another v National Director of Public Prosecutions (232/07)
Zuma and Another v National Director of Public Prosecutions (232/07) [2007] ZASCA 135; 2008 (1) SACR 298 (SCA); 2007 JDR 1141 (SCA); [2008] JOL 21053 (SCA) (8 November 2007)
The Supreme Court of Appeal held that the issuing of a letter of request under s 2(2) of the International Co-operation in Criminal Matters Act does not affect or compromise any rights of the appellants. The section permits assistance to be sought during a criminal investigation, including the gathering of evidence for a possible prosecution, and is not limited to determining whether an offence has been committed. The appellants, although indicted, had not yet been called upon to plead, and thus no trial had commenced; the judge was competent to act under s 2(2). The court found that the appe…
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- International Cooperation In Criminal Matters Act
- Standing To Challenge Judicial Act
- Fair Trial Rights
- Letter Of Request
- Appealability Of Interlocutory Orders