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The National Prosecuting Authority has confirmed that Nelson Mandela Bay ANC Councillor Andile Lungisa has lost his high court appeal.
NPA spokesperson, Tsepo Ndwalaza said the NPA feels vindicated by the dismissal.
Lungisa was sentenced to an effective two year prison sentence for his assault on DA Councillor Rano Kayser during the infamous Council brawl of 2016.
Port Elizabeth Magistrate Morne Cannon sentenced Lungisa to three years’ imprisonment, with one year conditionally suspended.
Its understood that the ANC councillor has an opportunity to approach the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein.
