The magistrate took the most drastic option in the case involving the former Eskom chief executive, Batohi said, while conceding that the National Prosecuting Authority was learning from its setbacks
The NPA raised concerns about the judgment and called for the Investigating Directorate to be made a permanent entity without delay
The case, which informed the request for the extradition of the Gupta brothers, has ended in defeat for the prosecution for lack of evidence
The state is concerned that its application two months ago to get Atul and Rajesh Gupta in the dock may not be honoured
James Ramanjalum and Ramahlapi Mokwena’s legal debt is from a R191-million procurement fraud case
Johnson, who is tipped to lead the NPA’s Investigating Directorate, is being probed about suspicious calls to fraud-accused James Ramanjalum’s cellphone
This month, the NPA confirmed the appointment of Matric Luphondo and Andrea Johnson to the directorate, but who will head it is yet to be announced