Families supported by stakeholders handed over a memorandum to the NPA demanding the prosecution of two people and their role in the Life Esidimeni tragedy.
Families affected by the Life Esidimeni tragedy handed over a memorandum to the NPA earlier this week, asking them to prioritise the prosecution of two government officials.
Pearl Nicodemus, the communication officer for Section27, noted it has been over three months since Teffo ruled the deaths of the patients on who autopsies were performed were due to unnatural causes. The judge found Mahlangu and Manamela were responsible for these deaths. In a statement released the same day, NPA regional spokesperson for the Gauteng division, Lumka Mahanjana stated, “The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions takes note of the Memorandum of demand for justice and accountability for Life Esidimeni victims, which was handed in and accepted by the DPP, Advocate Sibongile Mzinyathi at our offices.”
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