NPA’s vetting saga exposes national security challenges

By | Published Oct 26, 2024

Zelna JansenTHE National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Shamila Batohi, released a media statement on 20 October 2024 in which she made allegations of “unwarranted and politically motivated attacks on the organization and a smear campaign against its senior staff’. The statement further goes on to say that “The timing and nature of these attacks come from well-worn playbooks that aim to undermine the work of the NPA as it makes progress against serious corruption.