We have rights you can't just trample and charge us later, says Magashule

Suspended African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Ace Magashule, has spoken out about the charges levelled against him in the asbestos case. He alleges he was wrongfully arrested. Magashule faces charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering relating to the failed R255-million project in the Free State.
Today, judgment in the Magashule and co-accused matter over the legality of the charges, was reserved by the High Court in Bloemfontein. Magashule says he’s surprised that the charges have suddenly been dropped to four, claiming this proves that his arrest was not legal in the first place. He believes the case against him is politically motivated. Magashule spoke to the media as he left court earlier this afternoon.
“They then explain you are charged under the following, blah blah…it was not supposed to happen that way, that’s what the law says it’s not me. And that’s what everyone understands and the state doesn’t argue against this because it’s a well-known fact what is right and our criminal law and what it entails in the constitution and one of the things is our bill of rights. We have rights, you can’t just trample and you charge us later, by the way,” says Magashule.
VIDEO: Magashule addresses the media after judgment reserved in his asbestos case