Simon Nare
The Nkabinde Inquiry has heard that former National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi may not have had a detailed, docket-by-docket report on the racketeering charges against the Cato Manor organised crime unit when she decided to withdraw them, but that she was nevertheless thoroughly briefed.
The inquiry into the fitness of South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Andrew Chauke to hold office, chaired by retired Justice Bess Nkabinde, heard on Thursday that the report on which Batohi relied, compiled by a group of internal advocates, was “encrypted” and condensed and did not contain full details of all the dockets on the murder charges faced by unit members.
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Advocate Shareen Riley, who was part of the four-member review panel appointed by Batohi to form a legal opinion that would guide her on
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