A district Prosecutor in
Pretoria, Ignacia Koketso Mahlakwane was released on bail. This was after she
was arrested on allegations of corruption, extortion and obstructing the administration
of justice.
According to NPA spokesperson in Gauteng ,Lumka Mahanjana, on 6 July 2023, Mahlakwane accepted a gratification of between R70,000 and R80,000.
Mahajana explained:
“It is further alleged that Mahlakwane with her accomplice, declined to
prosecute a case of a man who was appearing before the Pretoria Magistrate’s
Court for a charge of assault with the intent to commit grievous bodily harm”
It is alleged that the man, who is now the complainant in the matter, refused to pay the requested amount.
Thereafter “Mahlakwane, acting
in common purpose with her accomplice, issued a J175 summons for the man to
appear at court C at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court,” said Mahanjana.
The complainant eventually
paid the money.
The NPA said following
investigations by the National Anti-Corruption Detectives Unit, Mahlakwane was
arrested on Wednesday at her place of work in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court.
After an unopposed bail
application, the matter was postponed to August 28, for further investigation.
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