By Johnathan Paoli
The existing Investigating Directorate – a specialized policing unit within the National Prosecuting Authority – will now make way for a slightly changed unit with a few more powers.
This, after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law the National Prosecuting Authority Amendment bill that was tabled in parliament in August last year.
The NPA Amendment Bill will officially bring into existence an entity called the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption. This entity will now have the power to vet and appoint its own investigators, oversee and give input into remuneration and conditions of service and have a special mandate to investigate their own.
The bill provides for the appointment of a retired judge to exercise oversight over the Directorate’s investigators and who will be tasked to deal with any persons interfering with investigators including those that bring any improper influence or interference, hindrance or obstruction, including political or
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