Four months after hearing the case, the court has yet to pass judgment on Shaun Abrahams as NDPP
There is still no indication when the Constitutional Court will hand down judgment on whether National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams should vacate his office, exactly four months after the case was heard. The apex court was asked to confirm an order by the High Court in Pretoria that declared the position vacant on February 28 following the original judgment made in December last year. In terms of the norms and standards for the performance of judicial functions, it is said that "save in exceptional cases where it is not possible to do so, every effort shall be made to hand down judgments no later than three months after the last hearing". One could describe this as an exceptional case, as [the Constitutional Court] could order changes to the top leadership of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) if it upholds the High Court judgment that reviewed and set aside a settlement agreement with former NDPP, Mxolisi Nxasana, and ordered him to pay back the R17m ...
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