Johnathan Paoli
The Middelburg Regional Court on Tuesday struck from the roll the case against former Eskom boss, Matshela Koko, and 18 others, after the court found that the case had been unreasonably delayed.
Koko together with some of his family members were charged with corruption among others in a matter related to the awarding of billions of rand worth of contracts for work at the Kusile Power Station to companies allegedly linked to Koko’s family and friends.
In his ruling, Magistrate Stanley Jacobs pointed to how reports indicating the flow of funds, which he believed crucial to the case, were still outstanding and said that the inquiry has proven difficult.
Jacobs said that despite the prosecution blaming delays on the lack of adequate resources available to the Investigating Directorate, nevertheless the court required evidence in order to ensure procedural fairness.
The Magistrate further said should the case be reinstated,
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