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File: National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi
Criminal Analyst, Dr Suhayfa Bhamjee says the outgoing National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi will be remembered for just existing in office.
Batohi’s term of service came to an end on Friday. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been criticised for the lack of convictions in State Capture cases and high-profile cases.
However, Batohi believes that the NPA made significant progress under her leadership.
Advocate Andy Mothibi will assume her office from the 1st of February. Bhamjee says Batohi did not take accountability of her shortcomings.
“When we watched her address and speak to the nation as she did, again, a very confusing for me with my academic hat on to kind of understand exactly what she was taking account for. She presented some very wonderful looking statistics at the beginning. But again, if you ask me how wonderful I am, I will tell you absolutely how wonderful I am, correct? Very many of us from the outside looking in, it’s not better. The NPA still exists, the structure is there, I suppose, but it’s not better.”
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