National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams
says media reports that Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan would be charged
before Christmas were entirely without merit as far as they related to
the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
"Although charging an accused person is the prerogative of the
police‚ a decision in respect of this matter will only be made once the
investigation has been concluded‚" Abrahams said in a statement on
Monday.
He said it was not in the interest of the country for the matter to be investigated in perpetuity.
That is why he had called on the parties involved to accelerate the
investigation in order to bring finality to the matter‚ Abrahams said.
"Any speculation in respect of the matter is undesirable as it will
cause unnecessary uncertainty and contribute to instability."
The reports were sparked by an article in City Press on Sunday which
said a number of Hawks detectives were "regulars" in Abrahams’s office‚
so much so that they had been given access cards and were no longer
required to sign the visitors’ register.
"The so-called senior executive from NPA quoted by the paper is
dishonest to say the least as he/she is not involved in the matter. The
national director does not meet with detectives, hence the article is
completely disingenuous."
by Ernest Mabuza/ TMG Digital
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