The criminal justice system must revolve on the victims of crime, said national director of public prosecutions Vusi Pikoli on Wednesday.
"We want to change our criminal justice system. We want to ensure justice for the victims of crime by prosecuting without fear, favour or prejudice and by working with our partners and the public to solve and prevent crime," he said.
Launching the NPA's Strategy 2020 at a conference held in Midrand, Pikoli said there needed to be a "marked improvement" in the work of the NPA by 2020.
The programmes include reducing the number of awaiting-trail detainees by developing guidelines for prosecution, prosecution-guided investigation in which the NPA works with police, and community prosecutions in which "alternative and varied law-enforcement mechanisms" will be developed.
"We want to make sure that we create a society where people obey the laws of the republic voluntarily, not because of fear of sanctions. We want to encourage that culture," Pikoli said.
Source: News 24.com
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