Making a citizen's arrest on President Cyril Ramaphosa or forcing the National Prosecuting Authority to pave the way for a private prosecution are some of the options being considered by opposition parties and civil society organisations. | JKwritingz
Democracy in Action chairperson Thabo Mtsweni on Wednesday told News24 that after penning two letters, the first on 6 June and another one on 21 June to the National Director of Public Prosecutions , the NPA and the national police commissioner questioning the seeming inaction despite evidence to the allegations against Ramaphosa being provided by former spy Arthur Fraser, his organisation was left with very few options.
Section 42 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 allows for"any private person" to arrest, without a warrant, any other person in one of the following cases: Given the tight security that always accompanied the president, it's highly unlikely that such an occurrence could befall Ramaphosa. Steenhuisen also revealed that the SA Revenue Services had declined his request to probe the allegations.
Steenhuisen said the country's financial intelligence unit, the Financial Intelligence Centre had more to answer for in relation to the alleged burglary. Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, declined on the grounds that it did not constitute nor was it accompanied by a substantive motion envisaged in the rules for this particular probe to be initiated.
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