Shaun Abrahams explains why he can't do anything about the Guptas
'Abrahams said the arrest warrants could not be issued because there was “no prima facie evidence” to charge them with the alleged fraud and money-laundering'
Chief prosecutor Shaun Abrahams had a tough day in the office on Wednesday when he had to explain to unimpressed MPs why the National Prosecuting Authority dragged its feet with the issuing of arrest warrants for the Guptas. But he insisted there was no prima facie evidence against them, adding that everyone had a right to be “treated fairly” and that he cannot just arrest people because they are unpopular with the public. Abrahams and acting Hawks head Lieutenant-General Yolisa Matakata were called to appear before a joint meeting of the national assembly’s portfolio committees on justice and police after Times Select reported that the Hawks were blaming the NPA for allowing the Gupta brothers to slip out of the country before they could be arrested.The pair faced tough questions in parliament over the reported bungling of the arrests of the Gupta brothers and Free State politicians such as agriculture MEC Mosebenzi Zwane in the controversial Vrede farm project. MPs from across the...
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