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JUSTICE IS ON LIFE SUPPORT. The explosive inquiry into top prosecutor Andrew Chauke is now BLEEDING OUT, granted a desperate five-month extension after a stunning witness collapse and the SHOCK WALKOUT of the NPA’s own head.
The probe, which was staring down a January 2026 deadline, just got pushed to June. Why? The system is IMPLODING. Former NPA head Shamila Batohy STORMED OUT in December, refusing to testify without a state-funded lawyer—a request coldly denied by the Justice Minister. Now she’s gone, leaving a trail of unanswered questions. This inquiry, which SHE demanded, is now a ghost ship with no captain.
The witness list is FALLING APART. A key witness, senior prosecutor Moipone Noko—accused of letting a Zuma-linked businessman walk—was declared “collapsed” by investigators. Then, she mysteriously resurfaces, ready to talk. Another, Deputy Director Shareen Riley, is IGNORING all calls. This isn’t just disorganization; this is a stonewall. The “De Kock report” already found prosecutors CONSPIRED against lawmen like former Hawks boss Johan Booysen. Now, the people who could prove it are vanishing.
The evidence is GRAPHIC and BURIED. The inquiry was shown horrific footage from a 2007 police shootout—video the former NPA chief claims she NEVER SAW. It’s the evidence that whistleblowers had to post on YOUTUBE because the system looked away.
Who BENEFITS from this chaos? The silence is deafening. As witnesses dodge and timelines stretch, the shadow over South Africa’s most powerful institutions grows darker. Every delay is a victory for someone in the shadows.
The whole truth isn’t just being delayed—it’s being ERASED in plain sight.
Edited for Kayitsi.com
Author: Kayitsi.com
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