SACP welcomes NPA’s decision to prosecute Glynnis Breytenbach

14 February 2016

The South African Communist Party (SACP) notes and welcomes the decision by the National Prosecutions Authority, the NPA, to charge its former prosecutor-cum-DA Member of Parliament, Glynnis Breytenbach, with obstruction and defeating the ends of justice. One year ago, on 11 February 2015, the SACP released a statement on Glennis Breytenbach’s alleged shenanigans. The statement said:

“The SACP notes with serious concern the comments that Democratic Alliance" (DA) Member of Parliament, Glynnis Breytenbach continues to make about what is going on inside the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)”.

This was when she made malicious comments on inner matters of the NPA, as if she was still in its fold, and tried to demonise some of the people who were involved in investigating her shenanigans.  In its statement, the SACP further said:

“We believe that Breytenbach is severely conflicted and compromised to comment as a neutral person on matters relating to the NPA. Ms Breytenbach still has a lot to answer for, about her behaviour whilst she was in the NPA, including very serious allegations of conflicts of interest and corruption on her part. It is a well-known fact that she allegedly also went to great lengths to try and sabotage the investigation, including refusal to submit her laptop and attempts at erasing its contents.

It is time that Glynnis Breytenbach is held accountable, now that the NPA is satisfied with its assessment of the case. The SACP also welcomes the announcement by the NPA that it has a winnable case. The DA has been making a lot of noise for people facing allegations, not even charges that are before the court of law for that matter, to be suspended. The DA must practice what it preaches by suspending Glennis Breytenbach. In the first place were the DA consistent it should have long suspended her!!

Statement issued by SACP, 14 February 2016