WATCH | Court dismisses Mapisa-Nqakula's urgent bid to block arrest

JOHANNESBURG - There is no legal barrier blocking the State from arresting embattled National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.

She brought an urgent application to interdict police from arresting her last month.

However, the High Court in Pretoria ruled that a court cannot interdict statutory authorities from exercising their duties.

WATCH | Mapisa-Nqakula's lawyer : Not enough evidence for reasonable prospect of conviction

Mapisa-Nqakula is under investigation for corruption and money laundering and faces 12 charges for accepting bribes totalling just over R4.5m.