CASAC said NPA is in crisis

Athenkosi Mvane
22 May 2013

The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution said the National Prosecuting Authority is in crisis. 

In a statement the CASAC stated that the crisis in the NPA is compounded by the absence of effective leadership and low morale. 

Executive Secretary of the CASAC Lawson Naidoo said this follows on the acquittal of on serious charges of J Arthur Brown in the Fidentia case, and the discharge of police on the killing of Andries Tatane.

“This indicates a lack of capacity in the NPA to discharge their constitutional mandate; we therefore call on President Zuma to quickly appoint a qualified candidate to lead and strengthen the NPA” Naidoo added.