Embattled Speaker of the South African parliament fights arrest over R2-million graft
IN a shock and bizarre move, Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula, the Speaker of Parliament, has turned to the court in a desperate attempt to stop her arrest on charges of fraud, corruption and has demanded special treatment. Mapisa, who went on special leave after her house was raided by law enforcement agencies, has now demanded, in court papers, that the police must disclose the evidence against her and arrange a date for her arrest. Her demand, described as bizarre to the extreme in legal circles, flies against the law in South Africa, where suspects are arrested on the strength of prima…
