NPA playing politics in dropping Chippy Shaik probe DA
The DA has accused the National Prosecuting Authority of playing politics instead of examining the evidence for not pursuing criminal charges against the governments former head of acquisitions, Chippy Shaik.
According to a report in Business Day, the DAs Eddie Trent said the NPAs decision was fundamentally problematic. A possible explanation is that, should the NPA pursue a case against Mr Shaik, who was intricately involved in the procurement process, he could name names and cause tremendous difficulties at an extremely sensitive period for the ruling party in general and for the President specifically. But Yunus Shaik, the lawyer and brother of Chippy Shaik, said the DA should respect the rule of law and cease its efforts to prosecute through rumour and innuendo the governments former head of acquisition at the time of the controversial arms deal. The NPAs decision became known after the agency responded to a parliamentary question put to it by the DA. Full Business Day report