Under-fire Mrwebi expected to testify at Mokgoro inquiry
He is fighting off efforts to deem him unfit to hold office.
FILE PHOTO: Lawrence Mrwebi. Picture: Gallo Images / Foto24 / Herman Verwey
Suspended Special Director of Public Prosecutions Lawrence Mrwebi is expected to testify on Wednesday at the Mokgoro inquiry on the damning allegations made against him.
Mrwebi has been accused, among other allegations, of protecting former Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli from prosecution by withdrawing corruption charges he was facing.
Mdluli bought luxurious cars with a loan secured from Atlantis Nissan, a company that supplied vehicles for Crime Intelligence.
Advocate Jan Ferreira previously testified that they had prima facie evidence and were ready to go to trial when Mrwebi withdrew the charges with no valid reason.
“We believed there was a prima facie case against Mdluli and we were concerned he was being protected from prosecution,” he said.
Mrwebi’s decision to withdraw the case against Mdluli has since been reviewed and set aside. However, to date, the matter has not been reinstated.
Mrwebi, together with suspended Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba, were hauled before the inquiry after damning judgments were made against them.
They have come under fire over their attempted prosecution without evidence of former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Johan Booysen for racketeering, and for dropping corruption charges against Mdluli.
The two have also been implicated in the Bosasa kickback scandal by the company’s former COO Angelo Agrizzi,
He alleged that the pair received bribes to prevent criminal investigations into officials at their company.
– African News Agency (ANA)
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