Makhosini Nkosi
Makhosini Nkosi
act conducting faith good law obtaining utmost within
We reiterate that the NPA (National Prosecuting Authority) did its utmost to act within the law and in good faith at all times in obtaining the warrants, and conducting the searches.
considered decided prospect reasonable statements successful
Having considered all the statements and the evidence, the NPA has decided not to prosecute in this matter, as there is no reasonable prospect of a successful prosecution.
disposal evidence far
In as far as the evidence at our disposal is concerned, we already have enough to make out a case.
offers pleased prepare time
As the NPA we are very pleased with this as it offers us what we wanted all the time - which is enough time to prepare for this case,
chinese clothing concluded food found house mainly newspapers police printed printing
Food with Chinese printing on the packaging, newspapers printed in Chinese and Chinese-manufactured clothing were found in the house. Police concluded that the inhabitants of the house were mainly Chinese.
ability bring confidence headlines past protect seen undermine witnesses
Headlines like the ones we have seen in the past two days, undermine the confidence of our witnesses in our ability to protect them. They also bring our witnesses in harm's way.
opposed parallel
The NPA is opposed to a parallel investigation on this or any other matter.
relevant
The investigation was also conducted in consultation with the complainant and the relevant witnesses.
hear judge justice
Any judge can hear this matter. We just want justice for the victim.
action consider remarks
The NPA will consider the president's remarks and take such action as may be necessary.
conclude found house items number personal police
However, no-one was found on the farm. A number of personal items were found in the house, which made the police conclude that the inhabitants of the house had vacated it hastily.
agreement
We see this morning's agreement as a win-win situation,
cases seem
We are investigating some of these cases, we are investigating cases that are complicated and seem to be part of a syndicate.
arrest cape eastern effect obtaining point question ready within
We are ready in the Eastern Cape to make arrests within a week. We have conducted our investigation to a point where we are ready to effect arrests, it is just a question of logistics, like obtaining arrest warrants.