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ANC MP Bongani Bongo outside the Western Cape Superior Court.
PHOTO: Brenton Geach / Gallo Images
ANC MP Bongani Bongo was acquitted of corruption after his case was dismissed by the Western Cape Superior Court on Friday.
Bongo has pleaded not guilty to a corruption charge stemming from an allegation that he had attempted to disrupt a parliamentary investigation into the state’s capture in Eskom on October 10, 2017, allegedly trying to bribe Ntuthuzelo Vanara, the investigation’s evidence leader. about the electric company.
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On Wednesday, the court heard a request from Section 174 to dismiss the case, based on the evidence presented thus far.
The National Tax Authority (NPA) said it took note of the decision and would study the ruling before considering its options.
This is a story in development.
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