The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has ordered that the charges against the national police commissioner, general Fannie Masemola, be withdrawn.
Kaizer Kganyago, national NPA spokesperson, says advocate Andy Mothibi, the National Director of Public Prosecutions, made the decision after the PFMA charges against Masemola and the evidence were reviewed. Masemola was detained in connection with alleged breaches of the Public Finance Management Act. Mothibi found that there were no reasonable prospects of a successful prosecution. The NPA will report the matter to the IDAC judge and make the Case Assessment Panel report available for further investigation into the prosecution team's assessment of the case.
The prosecution team will arrange for Masemola to appear in court so that the charges can be formally withdrawn. The NPA says the review of IDAC cases will continue as part of the IDAC Reset-programme.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
