The Ga-Rankuwa regional court on Wednesday postponed until next year the case against a former prosecutor charged with defeating the ends of justice. This was so a magistrate from outside the North West could to be appointed.
The National Prosecuting Authority said this move was appropriate to avoid misconceptions of bias as Regina Letshoo, 48, was a prosecutor in the Ga-Rankuwa cluster where the case will be sitting.
“The state is ready to proceed with a pretrial when the matter resumes next year. Letshoo will remain out on a warning and is expected back in court when the matter resumes in January 2023,” NPA spokesperson Henry Mamothame said.Letshoo allegedly took a docket for a case involving a foreign national charged with possession of suspected stolen property. The suspect was found driving an unregistered vehicle and failed to produce legal documentation.
When the docket was found after a daily audit of cases which appeared in court, the omissions were noted with her signature authorising the release of the suspect.“Police are still searching for the suspect in that matter.” Mamothame said Letshoo had since September ceased to be in the employ of the NPA after rendering her resignation while on suspension.
“We welcome the move to appoint an outside presiding officer, for us to conduct a fair trial which will not be misconstrued by any suspicions of bias,” North West director of pubic prosecutions Rachel Makhari-Sekhaolelo said.READ MORE :
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