The National Prosecuting Authority considers Vusi Pikoli its suspended national director of public prosecutions until the parliamentary process to fire him is finalised, spokesperson Tlali Tlali said on Monday.
"We understand that it is a process... it is a process that is provided for in the [NPA] Act. That does not mean there is a vacuum in the NPA. "We understand that advocate Vusi Pikoli is still on his suspension. The president has announced the decision, but it is a decision that has to be processed before Parliament," said Tlali.
Mokotedi Mpshe also remained the acting NDPP until that process had been completed. "We understand that advocate Mokotedi Mpshe will stay on in that position until a different communique will have been sent." In terms of the act, President Kgalema Motlanthe refers his decision to fire Pikoli to Parliament, where it is put to the vote and is either confirmed or rejected.
The African Christian Democratic Party and the Democratic Alliance have indicated that they will not vote in favour of his removal. The ANC, which introduced legislation to remove the NPA's investigative arm the Scorpions at the height of an investigation against its president Jacob Zuma, is the majority party in Parliament.
Source: News 24.com
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