Batohi accuses Chauke of acting without legal authority in prosecution of former KZN Hawks boss

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shamila Batohi has accused Johannesburg prosecutions boss Advocate Andrew Chauke of acting without legal authority in the prosecution of former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks boss Johan Booysen.

Batohi is back on the witness stand at the inquiry into Chauke’s fitness to hold office.

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It is alleged that Chauke led the prosecution team that was assembled by former acting NPA head Nomgcobo Jiba to prosecute Booysen and the Cato Manor unit in 2015 in KZN.

But Batohi, who is the main complainant in the enquiry, has been testifying that Chauke acted outside of his jurisdiction.

“The essence of the allegation of Advocate Chauke is that he exercised or purported to exercise prosecutorial powers and functions in circumstances that he had no authority to do so. He undermined or attempted to undermine the authority of the acting DPP of KwaZulu-Natal,” she said.

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