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This follows a perjury complaint from Accountability Now director Paul Hoffman.
FILE: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on December 4, 2017. Photo: Thomas Holder / EWN.
JOHANNESBURG – Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is expected to appear in court next month, this time as a defendant.
This follows a perjury complaint from Accountability Now director Paul Hoffman.
It is understood that Mkhwebane will appear in Pretoria Magistrates Court on three counts of perjury after being served with the summons.
It is reported that the director of the public prosecution (DPP) made the decision to prosecute Mkhwebane after evaluating all the evidence collected by the Hawks.
“The NPA wishes to confirm that the DPP did in fact make the decision to prosecute after it carefully evaluated the evidence presented by the Hawks. This is in line with prosecution policy and the law,” the NPA said in a statement Wednesday. in the morning. .
Hoffman said the complaint dates back to 2017.
The Public Protector’s office has not yet been available for comment.
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