'We follow evidence, not individuals,' says NPA boss Batohi as MPs question lack of arrests in North West

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Parliament's ad-hoc committee on the government's intervention in the North West is not pleased that the NPA is yet to charge a single politician.

NDPP expresses frustration at Hawks' skills incapacity and the SIU dumping non-criminal investigations at the NPA doorstepShamila Batohi says that to get to the big fish you first fry the sardine, which is bound to start singing when the frying pan gets hot and it starts imagining what 15 years in jail feels like. File picture.

The remainder of the cases include 13 on which the NPA is yet to decide whether to prosecute — while 16 cases have been finalised, with five convictions and one acquittal.All those charged are officials who were and/or are in administration in various departments, but none are or were political principals.

Furthermore, Batohi said, it was a proven tactic that to get to the big fish, first fry the sardine, which is bound to sing when the frying pan gets too hot. “So, very often, you need, as law enforcement, to build cases from the lower level. So when people think 'I am faced with a choice here, I am either facing 15 years or I got to talk'. This is sometimes necessary to get to those most responsible.”

This because, when cases referred to by SIU get to the NPA, they still have to be referred to the Hawks who have to open a docket and do further investigation.

 

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Batohi was introduced to us as if she was going to make a differrence in arresting criminls instead she is just drawing gov salary mahala nje

Ok, just pull a NW MYANC officials name out of a NPA_Prosecutes hat and let’s have SAPoliceService arrest them....

Lol They act as if they are angry, Look what they are doing to public protector if you want to keep your job chill girl don't investigate them

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Okay MPs now what. She follows evidence with a snail 🐌 speed, may be you get a cheetah now.

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Batohi you follow evidence and still do nothing after following it like you did with Jacob Zuma cases for more than ten years

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