Staff Reporter
The inquiry into whether suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Andrew Chauke is fit to hold office will hear evidence this week from former police reservist Aris Danikas.
The inquiry, chaired by retired Justice Bess Nkabinde, said in a statement on Sunday night that Danikas would start giving evidence on Monday and is expected to testify until Wednesday.
Danikas emerged as a controversial figure in the Cato Manor saga after alleging serious abuses by members of the unit, after he had fallen out with them.
His evidence is expected to cover the institution of racketeering charges against former KZN Hawks head Major-General Johan Booysen and members of the Cato Manor Organised Crime Unit, said the statement.
He will also testify about video material previously submitted to the National Prosecuting Authority and “the evidentiary basis underlying prosecutorial decisions taken in those matters”.
Evidence for Chauke will be led
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