16 October 2007
There has been considerable interest and wide coverage in the media
informed,among others, by an article in one of the weekend newspapers that an
editor and a journalist will be arrested during the course of this week.
While we are in a position to state that as the National Prosecuting
Authority (NPA) we are aware of he existence of such an investigation being
conducted by the South African Police Service (SAPS), we wish to state that
there is no truth in reports that the said editor and journalist will be
arrested and/or be brought before the court this week.
The docket in this regard has been received by the office of Advocate Rodney
de Kock, who is the Director of Public Prosecutions in the Western Cape. The
said office will consider the docket and will decide if any person(s) may be
prosecuted and of so on what charge(s). To this end, we are in regular contact
with the SAPS with whom we are interacting on this matter.
No undertaking or official announcement regarding the outcome of this
process has yet been made.
Enquiries:
Tlali Tlali (NPA spokesperson)
Cell: 083 333 3880
Issued by: National Prosecuting Authority
16 October 2007
