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26 May 2012
   
 
 
Article by: Sapa
 
 
 

President Kgalema Motlanthe on Sunday conceded that the current practice where the head of the National Director of Public Prosecutions is exclusively appointed by the president, is flawed.

Briefing the media at Tynhuys in Cape Town, Motlanthe said the appointment process could be more credible if it was carried out by an independent body such as the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

"I think it would be better if the appointment of the National Director of Public Prosecutions were to be done by a body such as the JSC," he said.

The public would view the process as more credible if an
organisation such as the JSC were to shortlist candidates and submit a list to the president for appointment.

Under the current National Prosecutions Authority Act, Motlanthe could appoint a person of his choice to replace suspended National Prosecuting Authority head Vusi Pikoli.

"These are some of the weaknesses in the Act that really deserve correction," Motlanthe said.

 

 

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