National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams, who has been accused of dragging his feet in prosecuting those accused of state capture, could be out of office sooner than he expected. Abrahams’s fate depends on whether his predecessor, Mxolisi Nxasana, gets the job back. The issue is at the heart of a case to be heard in the High Court in Pretoria this week. If the court grants an order sought in a review application by Corruption Watch, Freedom Under Law and the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution, the settlement under which Nxasana left office in 2015 will be set aside. Nxasana would have to pay back a R17m golden handshake but he will be back in the post. Nxasana left the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) less than two years into his term as NDPP, after President Jacob Zuma initially indicated that he would establish a commission of inquiry to establish if he (Nxasana) was fit and proper to hold office. In his answering affidavit, Zum...
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