By Akani Nkuna
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has filed an application for leave to appeal a contempt of court ruling and the authorisation of a warrant of arrest against prosecutor Mkhuseli Ntaba in the high-profile extortion case involving taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni and three co-accused.
“The orders that the DPP seeks to appeal are, among others, the conviction of the prosecutor for contempt of court and the order authorising a warrant of arrest against him,” the NPA said in a statement on Friday.
“In terms of our legal system, the implication of the filing of the said application is that the orders are automatically suspended pending the hearing of the application for leave to appeal and its finalisation.”
The development follows Ntaba’s failure to appear at the Kwaggafontein Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 18 May, during bail proceedings involving Sibanyoni and his co-accused.
Sibanyoni and the co-accused, who face charges
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