Freedom Under Law (FUL) has instructed its attorneys to prepare an application to seek contempt of court orders against National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams and his suspended deputy Nomgcobo Jiba. In December last year the North Gauteng High Court struck Jiba from the roll of advocates and ordered that pending the finalisation of her appeal she be prohibited from entering the offices of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) or performing any functions relating to her position in the NPA.

However‚ FUL said on Sunday that it had recently received "alarming" reports to the effect that this important part of the court’s order had been breached on several occasions. "Late on Friday June 29 2018‚ FUL’s attorneys received a letter from the State Attorney not only conceding the correctness of the information but indicating that the National Director of Public Prosecutions‚ Shaun Abrahams‚ himself was aware of her visits but sought to justify it on an alarming mis...

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