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1st LD: S. Africa drops fraud charges against finance minister

Xinhua, October 31, 2016 Adjust font size:

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has dropped fraud charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and two of his former colleagues, NPA Director Shaun Abrahams announced on Monday.

This came as Gordhan and two former South African Revenue Service(SARS) officials Ivan Pillay and Oupa Magashula were about to appear in court on Wednesday to face fraud charges.

Abrahams told a press briefing in Pretoria that he was satisfied that Gordhan, Pillay and Magashula did not have the requisite intention to act unlawfully. Endit