NPA head warns against budget cuts
NPA head Shamila Batohi is warning that budget cuts will hamper the fight against corruption.
She said South Africans are impatient and want to see people in jail.
Speaking in Parliament, Batohi said the authority remains resolute in its campaign to fight crime.
“The wheels of justice are turning but it’s been slow,” she said.
“There have been events in the past weeks that show this. Let’s be frank and candid. This is one tiny, tiny pinpoint of a massive iceberg. And so there are still huge challenges in this regard.”
“We cannot do everything, the only we can tackle this big elephant is by small bites. In the past these cases might never have seen the inside of the courtroom, and now they are beginning to come to court means things are changing. The days of impunity are limited.”
The NPA has been criticized for the slow movement on corruption cases by former prosecutors, political parties, and has stated they are aware that slow progress on complex cases has been a challenge.
The NPA has still not moved on major corruption cases linked to the years of state capture, despite being provided with financial and human resources to do so. Former Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions, Willie Hofmeyr, says the reasons given are astonishing. pic.twitter.com/PVbqiWB4VS
— eNCA (@eNCA) September 6, 2020
Source: eNCA
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