LETTER: NPA move both encouraging and sinister
The NPA cannot be reformed quickly enough; a new institution with carefully vetted personnel and no ‘saboteurs’ is required
Claudi Mailovich’s article on National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shamila Batohi’s desire to break the shackles of executive oversight and “final responsibility” of the justice minister is both encouraging and also possibly sinister (“NPA wants out from under justice department’s umbrella to ensure independence (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2020-10-19-npa-wants-out-from-under-justice-departments-umbrella-to-ensure-independence/)”, October 19).
Encouraging because it reveals Batohi’s fealty to independence — a characteristic the NPA lost during the height of state capture. Batohi wants the constitution amended to remove every last vestige of executive control, in accordance with international best practice and the rulings in the Glenister litigation...
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