The news relates to the department’s alleged refusal to give the NPA full access to critical information from the State Capture Commission of Inquiry.
JOHANNESBURG - The Justice Department and the National Prosecuting Authority have rubbished claims of tensions between them following media reports that the two entities are at loggerheads.to critical information from the State Capture Commission of Inquiry.
This includes documents linked to the appointment of evidence leaders, advocates Paul Pretorius and Matthew Chaskalson, and Justice Minister Thembi Simelane’s apparent refusal to extend national director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi’s term after retirement age.
Machike said further that neither the department nor the ministry had raised concerns around the appointment of Pretorius and Chaskalson as consultants but rather that this was members of the portfolio committee on justice and constitutional development. In a joint statement issued on Monday afternoon, both the department and the NPA also insist the NDPP"has never sought an extension of her contract or term of office beyond the age stipulated in law".
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