Zuko Komisa
- The Nkabinde Enquiry has rejected former NPA head Shamila Batohi’s request to submit formal written evidence.
- Batohi previously walked out of the inquiry and formally withdrew her participation, claiming the process was hostile.
- The inquiry was originally established at Batohi’s own request to investigate Gauteng DPP Andrew Chauke.
The Nkabinde Enquiry has rejected an application by former National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shamila Batohi to file formal written submissions.
Batohi had petitioned the panel to admit her written statements into the official record after she abruptly halted her testimony during cross-examination.
The decision follows Batohi’s walkout in December, where she claimed she faced an “hostile and accusatory” process.
She subsequently formalised her exit in April by writing to the inquiry’s chair, retired Constitutional Court Judge Bess Nkabinde, to officially withdraw her participation.
In a ruling delivered on Friday, the panel firmly shut the door on her late submissions:
“Following careful evaluation of the application, the answering affidavits, and the applicable legal framework governing these proceedings, the panel has denied the application and declined to grant leave for the written submissions to be admitted into the record.”
In a final twist, the inquiry itself was originally established at the direct insistence of Batohi to investigate whether Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Andrew Chauke was fit to hold office.
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