After reviewing the evidence gathered by state investigators, the National Prosecuting Authority said Tuesday that charges would be withdrawn against a journalist for the Sunday Times, Mzilikazi wa Afrika, who was arrested last month on fraud charges just days after he was a co-author of an article that laid out what it described as a questionable property deal between South Africa’s police chief and a politically connected businessman. Prosecutors left the door open to refiling the charges if new evidence comes to light. The newspaper had described the arrest as an attempt at intimidation, and its editor said Tuesday that the police chief owed Mr. wa Afrika an apology.
Source: New York Times
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