NPA says there's a need for a strong political push to accelerate the extradition of the Guptas.
The National Prosecuting Authority says there’s a need for a strong political push to accelerate theThe National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi, says that efforts to schedule a meeting with her counterpart in the United Arab Emirates to establish what the problem is with the extradition request haven’t yielded any positive results.
South Africa remains in limbo on the extradition of the Guptas. The NPA says UAE authorities haven’t responded to repeated requests for information needed. Federal laws of the UAE state that an extradition can be denied because that country has the jurisdiction to prosecute the crime. Both Atul and Rajesh Gupta are facing allegations of looting billions of rands through state capture.
Batohi says a decade of state capture has severely hampered the NPA’s growth trajectory. However, great strides have been made in dealing with cases of corruption amid calls for accountability.The institution has dispelled reports that it’s failing to prosecute those implicated in corruption. It has also disputed giving five-star treatment to the former speaker of the National Assembly.
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