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ACJR Submission to the Zondo Commission on the National Prosecuting Authority
"The current legislation, structure, policies and operations of the NPA result in the outcome that few persons are convicted of serious crimes, and that state ...
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An Assessment of the National Prosecuting Authority - A Controversial Past and Recommendations for the Future
Twenty years into democracy, the independence of the NPA, in particular the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), has become a highly contested and ...
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Fact Sheet 7: The appointment and dismissal of the NDPP
The recent announcement by President Ramaphosa to call together a committee of experts to assist him to appoint a new National Director of Public Prosecutions ...
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Fact Sheet 8: The performance of South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority
This fact sheet considers the performance of the National Prosecuting Authority since inception. The data suggests increases in investment have not brought ...
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Fact sheet 10: Discussion Document - NPA Accountability, trust and public interest
This discussion document deals with three key concepts associated with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and its relation to the public, namely ...
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Fact Sheet 12: The independence and structure of the prosecuting authority
This factsheet maps the history and structure of the prosecution authority before and after 1994 showing that the independence of the prosecution authority ...
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Op-ed: The National Prosecuting Authority is in crisis and is failing in its core business — the prosecution of suspects
The NPA is perhaps one of the most unaccountable institutions of state. While the decision to prosecute is reviewed by a court, the decision not to prosecute ...
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Op-ed: When the rich buy indemnity, justice is denied
How much discretion does a prosecutor have to decline to prosecute? Is mediation always a good thing? Is there sometimes an obligation to prosecute? Does ...
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Trends in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion
Armchair discussion on the National Prosecuting Authority, 22 November 2016, Jean Redpath
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