Cyril Mlotshwa was allegedly removed from his post, after he refused to bow to pressure to drop the charges against KZN ANC senior politicians Mike Mabuyakhulu and Peggy Nkonyeni - both seen as allies of former president Jacob Zuma.
Former acting Director of Public Prosecutions in KZN Advocate Cyril Mlotshwa, on Thursday, testified at the Commission of Inquiry intoMlotshwa was allegedly removed from his post after he refused to bow to pressure to drop the charges against KwaZulu Natal African National Congress senior politicians Mike Mabuyakhulu and Peggy Nkonyeni – both seen as allies of former president, Jacob Zuma.
Mabuyakhulu and Nkonyeni were among the 23 people charged with corruption and racketeering in relation to a R144 million contract to supply water purification and oxygen plants to the Departments of Health and Local Government.
The money will be used among others things to investigate cases emanating from evidence presented at the Commission of Inquiry intoMboweni says the additional money allocated to the NPA would be used to appoint more than a thousand prosecutors and investigators. He says, “The NPA, Special Investigating Unit and Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation get an additional R2.4 billion in this budget. This will enable the appointment of approximately 800 investigators and 277 prosecutors who will assist with, among other things, clearing the backlog of cases such as those emanating from the Zondo commission.