Zuma Nkandla Charges: Justice Minister must ensure a decision is urgently taken
Last week, the Democratic Alliance’s legal team wrote to the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) calling on him to furnish the DA with a decision on whether to prosecute or not prosecute Jacob Zuma, by no later than Monday, 15 May 2017.
In a responding letter, the Acting Special Director of Public Prosecutions, Adv M Govender, refused to give a simple answer as to whether the President will be prosecuted or not, even though the completed investigation has been with the National Prosecuting Authority Authority (NPA) for almost two years now.
The Minister of Police has stated in a reply to my Written Parliamentary Question that the investigation “has been concluded”, and that “the case docket was handed into the office of the NDPP on 21 August 2015, for a decision on prosecution”.
Adv Govender now claims that further investigation is required before he can arrive at a decision. This is completely unacceptable and smacks of a justice system using every stalling tactic in the book to avoid prosecuting Jacob Zuma for his unlawful actions.
This matter is straightforward. An investigation has been concluded, and the docket has been sent to the NPA. The role of the NPA is simple – it must decide to either prosecute Jacob Zuma or not prosecute Jacob Zuma.