ACTING KZN Prosecutions Director Moipone Noko has officially refused to release the report on why the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) dropped fraud and corruption charges against two high-profile KZN politicians.
Advocate Noko wrote to the DA late Wednesday stating that the reasons for not charging KZN Speaker Peggy Nkonyeni and provincial Finance MEC Mike Mabuyakhulu are "confidential" and cannot be released. The DA will today officially submit a Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) request to the NPA to get this information. We believe that the NPA must make the record of decision public as it is in the public's interest to know whether the criminal justice system is free from political bias.
This is important given the massive network of politicians and officials in multiple provinces who are linked to dealings with controversial businessman Gaston Savoi. The DA has previously won a Supreme Court of Appeal case against the NPA for the release of the report on why corruption charges against President Zuma were dropped.
We believe that the precedent set by this decision should also apply to the KZN NPA's report on the so-called "Amigo's" case.
Source: Politicsweb
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Charges against officials withdrawn
Charges of fraud and corruption against six people, including two high-ranking ANC KwaZulu-Natal officials, have been withdrawn, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Friday. “The acting Director of Public Prosecutions advocate Moipone Noko has withdrawn charges against six accused in the Intaka case,” provincial NPA spokeswoman Natasha Ramkisson said.
Charges were dropped against KwaZulu-Natal legislature speaker Peggy Nkonyeni, economic development MEC Mike Mabuyakhulu, Lindelihle Mkhwanazi, Nozibele Phindela, Jabulani Thusi and Ian Blose.
“Upon a thorough and interrogative assessment, available evidence including consultations with some key witnesses, the acting DPP in consultation with the prosecution team felt there are no prospects of a successful prosecution, therefore these charges can not be sustained against them during trial,” Ramkisson said.
The six were linked to the sale of water purification plants to the KwaZulu-Natal health department, allegedly at inflated prices. Initially, 25 people were implicated in the in the so-called “amigos” corruption case which will be heard on October 1 in the Durban High Court. The “amigos case” is a corruption matter involving Uruguayan businessman Gaston Savoi.
Savoi's company Intaka allegedly paid bribes to ensure that a contract to supply water purifiers and oxygen generators to hospitals, at hugely inflated prices, went its way.
He would go on trial with former provincial treasury boss Sipho Shabalala, who allegedly received a R1 million donation for the ANC.
Noko was appointed in July after KwaZulu-Natal's acting head of prosecutions Simphiwe Mlotshwa was ousted, reportedly for refusing to withdraw the charges against the two politicians.
Source: IoL
Charges were dropped against KwaZulu-Natal legislature speaker Peggy Nkonyeni, economic development MEC Mike Mabuyakhulu, Lindelihle Mkhwanazi, Nozibele Phindela, Jabulani Thusi and Ian Blose.
“Upon a thorough and interrogative assessment, available evidence including consultations with some key witnesses, the acting DPP in consultation with the prosecution team felt there are no prospects of a successful prosecution, therefore these charges can not be sustained against them during trial,” Ramkisson said.
The six were linked to the sale of water purification plants to the KwaZulu-Natal health department, allegedly at inflated prices. Initially, 25 people were implicated in the in the so-called “amigos” corruption case which will be heard on October 1 in the Durban High Court. The “amigos case” is a corruption matter involving Uruguayan businessman Gaston Savoi.
Savoi's company Intaka allegedly paid bribes to ensure that a contract to supply water purifiers and oxygen generators to hospitals, at hugely inflated prices, went its way.
He would go on trial with former provincial treasury boss Sipho Shabalala, who allegedly received a R1 million donation for the ANC.
Noko was appointed in July after KwaZulu-Natal's acting head of prosecutions Simphiwe Mlotshwa was ousted, reportedly for refusing to withdraw the charges against the two politicians.
Source: IoL
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