By Simon Nare
The Nkabinde Inquiry heard on Tuesday that there was no record showing Advocate Andrew Chauke personally took prosecutorial decisions in the Cato Manor matter, as evidence leaders conceded a key document had wrongly carried his name.
The inquiry, chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Bess Nkabinde, heard that an apparent error, which may have suggested Chauke took a prosecutorial decision, had been clarified during the proceedings.
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The issue related to a letter contained in an email attaching a prosecutorial memo on the racketeering charges against former Cato Manor organised crime unit officers, which carried Chauke’s name.
Former North West prosecutor Advocate Sello Maema had previously testified that the email, dated 15 August 2012, erroneously reflected Chauke’s name, but that this was identified early and corrected.
Reading from the testimony record, Chauke’s legal representative, Advocate
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