The state has withdrawn a laptop theft charge against EFF MP Nazier Paulsen in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court. ‘The state withdraws the charge,’ prosecutor Adiel Jansen said after consulting with senior officials earlier in the day during an adjournment. This, after Magistrate Reaz Khan refused to grant the state a postponement for the DPP to make a decision. News24 notes the court had warned the state last month that it would remove the 2017 matter from the roll if delays were not sorted out. Paulsen worked at the Western Cape legislature between 2014 and 2015 before going to Parliament. When he left, he allegedly did not return the laptop immediately because he was travelling and wanted to remove any personal data that may have been on it. He said he returned the laptop but was still charged with theft.