Staff Reporter
The National Prosecuting Authority has ordered an urgent internal investigation into how two high-profile cases linked to the City of Johannesburg and its Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) have been handled.
This followed investigative reports alleging that prosecutors failed to enrol matters despite claims of sufficient evidence being available.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the NPA said new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Andy Mothibi had asked for a comprehensive briefing from the Director of Public Prosecutions for the Gauteng Local Division in Johannesburg, Livingstone Sakata, and wanted an internal probe to test the “veracity” of the allegations raised in two News24 reports.
“In as much as the NDPP is constrained in passing judgment on the manner in which both matters have been handled, [Mothibi] is concerned with the public perception created, hence the urgent investigation to ascertain the veracity of the allegations, in order to swiftly
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