Arms deal prosecutor suspended

Arms deal prosecutor suspended
2012-02-02 16:15


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Adriaan Basson, City Press
Johannesburg - The national prosecuting authority (NPA) has suspended top corruption prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach.

Breytenbach was responsible for the NPA’s arms deal probe and recently aborted fraud case against suspended crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli.

She also headed the prosecution of alleged Ponzi scheme mastermind Barry Tannenbaum and worked on a corruption case involving mineral resources officials and businesspeople involved in the Sishen mining rights transaction.

Breytenbach heads up the Pretoria office of the NPA’s specialised commercial crimes unit. She was suspended on Wednesday.

NPA spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga refused to divulge the reasons for Breytenbach’s suspension.

“The suspension of Adv Glynnis Breytenbach is an internal matter which is currently being handled according to internal disciplinary processes and procedures hence we are not at liberty to discuss it in the media. All cases she was handling will be reassigned to other equally capable prosecutors within the NPA,” Mhaga told City Press.

Breytenbach started prosecuting financial crimes in 1987 and was prosecuting commercial crimes by 1990.

In a 2009 interview, Breytenbach said her unit had been “very effective” and had a conviction rate of over 90%.

Breytenbach declined to comment.

- City Press

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Arms deal prosecutor 'not yet suspended'
2012-02-02 18:30

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Adriaan Basson, City Press
Cape Town - The national prosecuting authority (NPA) now says top prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach will be given an opportunity to motivate why she should not be suspended.

After referring to Breytenbach's "suspension" in an official response to City Press earlier today, NPA spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga said Breytenbach had not yet been suspended, but was served with a notice to suspend.

"She will get an opportunity to motivate why she should not be suspended," Mhaga said.

Earlier he said Breytenbach’s "suspension" was an internal matter and refused to divulge the reasons for her being under fire.

Breytenbach heads up the NPA's specialised commercial crimes unit in Pretoria and was heading the investigations into the arms deal, alleged Ponzi scheme mastermind Barry Tannenbaum and suspended crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli.



- City Press

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