/ 26 December 1999

PROSECUTORS CALL FOR OMAR’S RESIGNATION

PROSECUTORS meeting in Durban on Wednesday to discuss a 6% pay rise announced on Tuesday called for the resignation of Justice Minister Dullah Omar. Prosecutors say they have an average daily workload of 20 dockets and three court appearances, which does not allow them to perform their jobs adequately, SABC TV reported on Wednesday night. The prosecutors who are already on a go-slow say they are paid less than unprofessional workers. Eduard van der Spuy, president of the National Union of Prosecutors, said the increase gives prosecutors with four year’s experience only a R100 increase after deductions.