Former National Prosecuting Authority head Shaun Abrahams told the Khampepe Commission that TRC-related prosecutions started during his tenure and denied any political interference or personal failure in handling apartheid-era cases.
Advocate Shaun Abrahams appeared before the commission on 14 May 2026. He rejected accusations from victims' families that he had neglected his duties or acted only under external pressure.
Abrahams said he authorised the prosecution of four former security branch officers in the Nokuthula Simelane murder case in March 2016 after a review of evidence and consultation with the family. He also submitted memoranda to reopen inquests into the deaths of Ahmed Timol and Neil Aggett.
The former NDPP, who led the authority from June 2015 to August 2018, argued that delays stemmed from long-standing institutional problems such as missing records and lack of investigative capacity. He pointed to the earlier prosecution of Eugene Terre'Blanche for bombings in North West as evidence of his commitment to post-TRC matters.
