NPA won't release "confidential" report on dropped charges against KZN politicians

ACTING KZN Prosecutions Director Moipone Noko has officially refused to release the report on why the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) dropped fraud and corruption charges against two high-profile KZN politicians.

Advocate Noko wrote to the DA late Wednesday stating that the reasons for not charging KZN Speaker Peggy Nkonyeni and provincial Finance MEC Mike Mabuyakhulu are "confidential" and cannot be released.

The DA will today officially submit a Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) request to the NPA to get this information.

We believe that the NPA must make the record of decision public as it is in the public's interest to know whether the criminal justice system is free from political bias.

This is important given the massive network of politicians and officials in multiple provinces who are linked to dealings with controversial businessman Gaston Savoi.

The DA has previously won a Supreme Court of Appeal case against the NPA for the release of the report on why corruption charges against President Zuma were dropped.

We believe that the precedent set by this decision should also apply to the KZN NPA's report on the so-called "Amigo's" case.

Statement issued by Sizwe Mchunu, MPP, DA KwaZulu Natal leader, August 31 2012

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