Build One South Africa (BOSA) has assured the public that it will get all the necessary answers to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm scandal.
The Mmusi Maimane-led party made the statement on Friday after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) had announced a day earlier that it has taken a decision not to prosecute anyone in relation to the Phala Phala case.
The decision was taken by Limpopo Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Advocate Mukhali Ivy Thenga.
“This decision follows a comprehensive investigation process that was conducted by the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation [DPCI] following a complaint laid by Mr Arthur Fraser with the South African Police Service,” the NPA said in a statement.
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According to the NPA statement, the decision not to prosecute was taken by Thenga after a “careful assessment of all available evidence presented to the prosecutors by the DPCI”.
“She concluded that there is no reasonable prospect of a successful prosecution based on evidence contained in the docket,” the NPA explained.
BOSA acting spokesperson Roger Solomons said a decision of this magnitude requires absolute transparency.
“As such, BOSA will today write to the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Adv Shamila Batohi, requesting the full record of decision in this matter.
“The rationale behind this decision requires public ventilation so as to satisfy citizens that it was taken in good faith and sound judgement was applied,” said Solomons.
