 Judge Fabricius found in favour of SALC and ZEF and held that the decision taken by the NPA and the SAPS not to initiate an investigation into the allegations of torture committed by Zimbabwean officials was “unlawful, inconsistent with the Constitution and therefore invalid.” The Judge set aside the decision and ordered that the South African authorities work together in reassessing SALC's request for an investigation.This case was the first case brought before a South African court involving the interpretation of the ICC Act, and so was the first judgment to give content to the authorities’ obligations under that legislation.The judgment confirmed that the ICC Act and international criminal law conferred obligations on South African authorities to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of international crimes.