‘You’ll have to withstand, resist… political pressure’, Lamola tells aspirant prosecutors

Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola. Picture: Tracey Adams / African News Agency / ANA

Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola has urged aspirant prosecutors to withstand and resist political pressure when executing their duties.“It is a prosecutorial imperative and privilege to prosecute without fear, favour or prejudice in order for justice to be seen and to be done.”Lamola was speaking at the aspirant prosecutors programme in Pretoria on Monday.

Lamola added that there is a need for a new era of prosecutors who will use their prosecutorial discretions to enable the criminal justice system to win the fight against crime and corruption. The minister also took the opportunity to bid farewell to Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions, advocate Silas Ramaite SC, who announced his early retirement.

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