Institutions that are fighting for the rule of law under serious threat - Batohi

National director of public prosecutions, Shamila Batohi, said that institutions that are fighting for the rule of law are under serious threat.

She said that the allegations of corruption and interference in the criminal justice system made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi were an opportunity for the vulnerabilities in the system to be examined and addressed.

Batohi was on Tuesday giving evidence before the Parliament ad hoc committee investigating Mkhwanazi’s allegations.

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Batohi started her testimony by giving the committee a summary of her background before her appointment as the head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) six years ago.

She also told the committee during her testimony that she received information from a confidential source about a concerted effort to undermine the work of the NPA.

"A member from a particular agency gave me this information because the person thought it was important that as the head of the NPA, I should be aware of this attempt to undermine the work of the NPA."

She said that most crime-fighting agencies are under threat the world over.

"Institutions that are fighting for the rule of law are under serious threat and open to vulnerabilities."

Batohi will continue her evidence, which will also focus on the political killings task team, whose members also include prosecutors.

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