Manuel wins gag order
2008-03-06 10:22
Cape Town - Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has won his high court bid to stop an activist claiming he is guilty of corruption over the arms deal.
The ruling was handed down on Thursday morning by Cape High Court Judge Andre le Grange.
The judge ordered that arms deal critic Terry Crawford-Browne be interdicted and restrained from "publishing any matter in which it is alleged that the applicant is corrupt or committed the crime of corruption or any other criminal conduct in connection with the arms deal".
Le Grange said his order would hold until the outcome of an application by Manuel for a permanent order.
He ordered Manuel to launch that action within 20 days.
- SAPA