• Court drops serious charge, orders fumbling DPP to amend
The courts have once again issued a stern warning to the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) to act according to law and independently in the case in which former Spy Chief Isaac Kgosi was accused of taking pictures of spies and publishing them in a newspaper.
In a ruling delivered this week in yet another case against Kgosi, presiding Magistrate Lenah Oahile Mokibe reminded The DPP lawyers of their constitutional duty to act professionally and independently.
“They are assumed to have the skill and knowledge to separate the chaff from the wheat. It is imperative that every investigation that precedes the charge must be thorough and capable to withstand even the most hostile cross examination in the event of a trial. Our Constitution has entrusted the DPP with the discretion to be the public conscience. To this extent, it must uphold the highest standards prescribed by the letter and spirit of the Constitution.”