State advocates or public prosecutors who are putting South African courts into disrepute with their corrupt activities will be met with iron fists despite being appointed by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and are attached to the Office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions.
The Azanian is investigating a case involving corrupt prosecutors who have embarked on corrupting Judges and polluting courts at Polokwane in Limpopo. They are also abusing their powers by moving cases from various courts without merits in order to push their crooked agendas to benefit and sustain their luxurious lifestyles that needs to be audited accordingly.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mamphaswa Seabi said the police will not hesitate to take action against anybody who is involved in corrupt activities making it clear that the police will leave no stones unturned when dealing with the matter of crooked prosecutors.
NPA spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi has also urged people who are being subjected to unorthodox trends by corrupt prosecutors to approach the Hawks and open cases against them.
Meanwhile, a state advocate is someone who has been admitted as an advocate of a High Court. He/she acts as a “public prosecutor” in a High Court. A state advocate’s work is also done in court, although more preparation and research on cases is necessary. State advocates are appointed by the National Prosecuting Authority and are attached to the Office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions.
Anyone seeking appointment as a state advocate must have an LLB degree as a minimum qualification. Judges preside over criminal, civil and constitutional matters in the High Courts, Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court. They are appointed by the President on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission. Any appropriately qualified person, who is fit and proper, may be appointed as a judicial officer. Judges and magistrates function independently from the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.
Comments