Opposition parties on Tuesday voiced their concern over the National Prosecution Authority' s delay in announcing whether it will charge national police commissioner Jackie Selebi, with the Freedom Front Plus accusing the NPA of double standards.
"The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) displays double standards with its hesitation to decide whether to act against Selebi or not," FF Plus spokesperson on Safety and Security Pieter Groenewald said in a statement.
The NPA had not hesitated when it charged ANC president Jacob Zuma.
Groenewald also accused the NPA of using justice minister Brigitte Mabandla as a scapegoat.
"The NPA is now hiding behind the Minister of Justice by stating that they are waiting for the Minister to read the report on Selebi," he said.
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Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille on Tuesday requested the NPA to furnish the party with its investigation progress report.
In a letter addressed to NPA acting head Mpshe Mokotedi, De Lille asked the NPA whether it had made a decision on whether or not to charge Selebi.
"Has the NPA concluded its decision on whether or not to prosecute National Commissioner Selebi?
"If yes, by when does the NPA envisage this decision to be released to the public?
"If not, what is the cause of the delay?" she said.
She said it was important to get a direct response from the NPA as "conflicting statements from the NPA are not helping the situation and South Africa needs clarity."
Earlier on Tuesday, the Democratic Alliance asked that Mpshe be called to Parliament to explain the delay in making public the decision on whether to charge Selebi.
Tertius Delport, the DA's spokesperson on justice, wrote a letter to Yunus Ismail Carrim, the chairperson of Parliament's portfolio committee on justice and constitutional development, asking that Mpshe be called to report on the current situation.
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