Ramaphosa won't be prosecuted for Phala Phala, confirms NPA
The president and the former head of his presidential protection unit – Wally Rhoode – were implicated in an alleged cover-up of a burglary at Ramaphosa’s Limpopo game farm in 2020.
President Cyril Ramaphosa in studio with 702's Clement Manyathela on 20 May 2024. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey-Makhaza/Eyewitness News
JOHANNEBSBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa will not face corruption and money laundering charges in the Phala Phala saga after the Director of Public Prosecutions in Limpopo declined to prosecute the matter against the head of state.
The president and the former head of his presidential protection unit – Wally Rhoode – were implicated in an alleged cover-up of a burglary at Ramaphosa’s Limpopo game farm in 2020.
Half a million dollars in undeclared game proceeds were stolen at the time.
Former spy boss Arthur Fraser later opened a case against the pair last year.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s national spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga has confirmed the NPA’s decision not to pursue the charges against the president.
JUST IN: President Cyril Ramaphosa has escaped prosecution in the Phala Phala saga after the Director of Public Prosecutions in Limpopo found "there is no reasonable prospect of a successful prosecution based on evidence contained in the docket". More on EWN.@khanya_mntambo pic.twitter.com/6qAz3YjzVu
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