The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) have reached an agreement to address ongoing concerns regarding access to the Zondo State Capture Commission’s database for the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC).
The Justice department and the NPA have agreed to resolve issues surrounding access to the Zondo State Capture Commission’s database. In September, the DOJ denied suggestions that it was blocking the NPA from accessing the Zondo Commission ’s records, which contain crucial State Capture evidence. This denial followed a report alleging that the NPA had been blocked from accessing the crucial data from the State Capture Commission for over two years.
In a joint statement on Friday, both the DOJ and NPA said they held “constructive discussions” on Wednesday, with regard to the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption’s (IDAC) request to access information in the State Capture Commission repository.The parties have agreed to strengthen their collaboration with a view to resolving all outstanding issues pertaining to IDAC access and to facilitate efficient and effective response to all IDAC requests. The parties also have agreed to set up a technical working group from both sides that will immediately start working on all the urgent issues to ensure that IDAC carries out its mandate without any challenges, they said. The parties said Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi — who took over the portfolio from embattled minister Thembi Simelane in a recent cabinet reshuffle by President Cyril Ramaphosa — be “regularly briefed on progress” of the collaboration to ensure that the parties are given any high-level support they may require. “The meeting was led by DOJ Director-General Advocate Doctor Mashabane and National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Advocate Shamila Batohi,” the organisations said
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