NPA denies reports it will not accept Gupta e-mail leaks in corruption probe
The prosecuting authority plans to approach the press watchdog over a City Press report it says was intended to malign it, but the reporter is standing by the story
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has denied reports that it will not accept leaked e-mails as evidence against President Jacob Zuma’s allies in its probe of alleged corruption and state capture. The City Press reported on Sunday that two senior prosecutors as well as a senior official at the elite police unit the Hawks said they did not think the e-mails would be admitted as evidence as they believe they were stolen. "His report is sensational and an attempt to discredit and malign the NPA and its leadership. We intend to take up the matter with the press watchdog," the NPA said in a statement. "The NPA, in particular the prosecution team giving guidance to the Hawks investigators, has never raised any issues relating to legality in respect of the leaked e-mails with the management."
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