The president made his latest statements in an affidavit that was filed in response to an urgent application for Abrahams’ suspension.
The Presidency has sent a letter to Abrahams, asking him to provide reasons why he should not be suspended as NPA head.
"If there are allegations to answer, why not bring her to court and test [them] in court?," he said.
The new charges would relate to the establishment of a ‘rogue’ unit in 2007, when Gordhan was commissioner of SARS, the City Press reported.
The NPA chief also said there is no reason to apologise to anyone regarding his decision to issue a summons against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
Two approved marches organised by the Democratic Alliance and the Economic Freedom Fighters are set to take place undeterred on Wednesday.
It took prosecutions boss Shaun Abrahams 20 days, from affirming that the “buck stops with me”, to passing that very same buck on to the Hawks.
The NPA head announced that he has decided to overrule the decision to prosecute the finance minister.
The NPA boss denies reports that he may drop the charges against finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
What’s been revealed is the very shaky ground on which the case against Pravin Gordhan is based.
The current developments in national politics are curious enough to make anyone question their sanity.
His latest assault on Pravin Gordhan appears to be nothing more than a desperate bid to save face.
The finance minister instead invited the NPA boss to withdraw the fraud charges against him.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Friday he would not make a presentation to the NPA head.
The National Prosecuting Authority head needs to justify the charges against the finance minister.
The finance minister will not make any presentations to the national director of public prosecutions, according to his legal team.
More leaders in and outside the ANC condemned the decision of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to charge Gordhan.
‘We the leadership of this institution are consulting with senior council on the matter and we are currently considering the matter,’ Abrahams said.
A meeting with Parliament’s justice committee and NPA head Shaun Abrahams got off to a shaky start on Wednesday.
NPA spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku said Jiba and Mrwebi confirmed their instructions to their legal teams to file applications for leave to appeal.
The court found that she is not fit and proper to hold the position of deputy director.
Conviction rates are high, but backlogs are mounting and key crime cases are languishing
Conviction rates are high, but backlogs are mounting and key crime cases are languishing.
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