NPA confirms Magudumana heading to ConCourt

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed being served with petition by legal representatives of Dr. Nandipha Magudumana seeking leave to appeal the majority judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal delivered last month.

The NPA spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga says they will defend the matter when it’s heard at the Constitutional Court.

Last month, Magudumana suffered a legal blow when the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed her application to nullify her arrest in Tanzania.

Magumana approached the SCA to reverse the decision of the Free State High Court, which also dismissed her application to nullify her arrest, on the basis that she had consented to be brought back to the country.

Four Justices dismissed the case with a dissenting judgment in her favour.

“We will oppose the application because we strong believe that that her deportation from Tanzania to South Africa was above board. And therefore, her application has no merit and stands to be dismissed by the Apex Court,” Mhaga explains.

[DEVELOPING] Dr Nandipha Magudumana is taking her extradition appeal to the Constitutional Court. She has applied for leave to appeal the Supreme Court of Appeal judgment, which was handed down last month. SABC News International Editor Sophie Mokoena has the details. pic.twitter.com/nDaso844jq

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