NPA’s Willie Hofmeyr to go after SA’s lost billions
Durban - The appointment of Willie Hofmeyr as head of National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit has been hailed by stakeholders in the legal fraternity, who on Thursday described him as “the perfect man for the job”. The newly-appointed national director of public prosecutions, advocate Shamila Batohi, has not wasted any time overturning some of the controversial decisions made by her predecessor advocate Shaun Abrahams.
“Advocate Willie Hofmeyr has spent most of his career with the Asset Forfeiture Unit and brings vast knowledge and experience. He is in a great position to mentor younger members to grow the AFU from strength to strength.” Wayne Duvenage of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse said Hofmeyr’s appointment made sense as he had the moral courage to ensure the power of the AFU was re-energised.
“It is the prerogative of the NDPP to assign her four deputy directors of public prosecutors to different positions. Advocate Shaun Abrahams did the same and so did Mxolisi Nxasana,” one of the sources said. He told the inquiry his role included attaching properties of senior ANC officials - who were facing criminal prosecutions - and big and powerful business people who built their business empires through rhino poaching.
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