She was joined at the meeting by Andy Mothibi, head of the Special Investigating Unit . The MPs received updates on a wide range of continuing SIU investigations, including collusion between state attorneys and private legal practitioners in medico-legal claims, as well as details that the state paid more than double the amounts budgeted for building new courts.
“We are now short in trying to rebuild this country. If we don’t address these serious capacity issues in key agencies like the DPCI [Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigations], we are not going to win this battle. As we move forward as a country, we also have to start thinking seriously what is the best way to tackle corruption on a big scale,” Batohi said.
he plan includes ensuring that they do not work in silos, and reviewing the methodology used in referring criminal cases, in the hope of shortening the time between getting the case to the NPA and actually getting it investigated.the police, specifically the Hawks and detective services, on board for an official memorandum of understanding with the NPA and SIU.
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