By Marcus Moloko and Johnathan Paoli
The Nkabinde Inquiry into the fitness of senior prosecutor Andrew Chauke to hold office has taken a sharp turn, with his legal team urging the panel to reject the testimony of National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi.
Chauke’s lawyers argued that her evidence lacked credibility, particularly in relation to the controversial prosecution of former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Johan Booysen.
Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, Chauke’s legal representative, said Batohi relied on the report of then Deputy NDPP Rodney De Kock. He said Batohi did not study the docket.
“You say to the panel there was no case against Major General Booysen without ever having read the docket. Can I suggest that is astonishing, coming from the head of our prosecution service, and I’m going to tell the panel that at the end that your evidence must be rejected…because it is irresponsible to make such
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