SAPS misleading on Jiba summons
26 March 2015
The statement issued yesterday afternoon by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the matter regarding the issuance of a summons for National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) second-in-command, Nomgcobo Jiba, is clearly incorrect and the SAPS spokesperson is clearly poorly informed.
In the statement the SAPS denies that a summons was issued for Ms Jiba, who is by all accounts AWOL. They further deny that a decision has been taken whether or not to prosecute in the matter, and state that the investigation is not yet completed.
The facts are that:
A summons has been issued by the NPA (since this is NOT a SAPS function) in the normal course of events;