It’s he says, she says at Mokgoro inquiry
The probe into Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi’s fitness to hold office has thrown up claims of victimisation — and accusations of deep-seated corruption, going back many years, have re-emerged
Over the past six weeks, the inquiry into Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi’s fitness to hold office has, at times, devolved into a tale of victimhood. The suspended deputy national prosecutions boss and the suspended special director of public prosecutions have sought to distance themselves from the political tentacles that inveigled their way into law enforcement in SA — particularly those linked to former president Jacob Zuma. Retired Constitutional Court justice Yvonne Mokgoro will now have to make sense of the contested narrative of disputed facts and contradictory testimony. The inquiry has focused on the prosecutorial decisions taken by Jiba and Mrwebi — and their actions in subsequent litigation — in sensitive political cases. Specifically, the spotlight has been on the decision to drop charges of fraud against former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli (considered a Zuma ally); to institute racketeering charges against former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Johan Booysen; and d...
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