Ongoing cases

In November 2016 attorneys acting for Freedom Under Law and the Helen Suzman Foundation served an urgent application to order President Jacob Zuma to suspend Adv Shaun Abrahams, National Director of Public Prosecutions, Dr Torie Pretorius SC, Head of the Priority Crimes Litigation Unit and Adv Sibongile Mzinyathi, Director of Public Prosecutions for North Gauteng, … Continue reading “Application to compel the President to suspend three top prosecutors”

FUL, together with the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF), has applied for a review of the decision by Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko to appoint Lieutenant-General Berning Ntlemeza as head of the Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigation (DPCI or Hawks). FUL and the HSF maintain that the appointment was irrational and unlawful as there have been damning … Continue reading “Review of appointment of Lieutenant-General Berning Ntlemeza as Head of the Hawks”

Following his June 2015 appointment to the post of National Director of Public Prosecutions, Adv Shaun Abrahams announced the withdrawal of perjury and fraud charges against Adv Nomgcobo Jiba, a former acting NDPP, and her appointment as head of an expanded National Prosecutions Service within the National Prosecuting Authority. Several court findings have been made … Continue reading “Review of withdrawal of charges against Adv Jiba”

FUL together with Corruption Watch is seeking review of the settlement granted in May 2015 to then National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Adv Mxolisi Nxasana. The settlement was made by the President and the Minister of Justice in consideration of Adv Nxasana’s relinquishing his position as NDPP and withdrawing his court action challenging his … Continue reading “Adv Nxasana settlement review”