The prosecuting authority’s decision has sparked fury with some demanding the full record of the decision and calls for the NPA to explain itself in Parliament.
A case was opened against President Cyril Ramaphosa by former head of State Security Agency Arthur Fraser following the break-in on his farm where foreign currency was stolen in February 2020.The Presidency would not comment on the National Prosecuting Authority’s decision not to prosecute in the Phala Phala scandal, but was observing as processes unfolded.
The NPA said Thenga concluded that there was no reasonable prospect of a successful prosecution based on evidence contained in the docket. He also said the Presidency has observed that the National Director of Public Prosecutions’ Shamila Batohi had commented that those aggrieved parties still have at their disposal a mechanism they can pursue directly with the NPA on that decision.Magwenya also said there was no evidence that the allegations against Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Thembi Simelane impacted on the functioning of the justice portfolio.
Magwenya said Ramaphosa was also well aware of the overriding responsibility to maintain stability within the justice portfolio, including its agencies. “We should be comforted by the fact that it is a matter that is top of the mind of the President. It is not relegated to the bottom of the list at all. Let’s give the President the time he needs to deal with the matter.”
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