L'ancien chef de la NPA, Shaun Abrahams, nie toute ingérence dans les poursuites de la TRC

L'ancien chef de l'Autorité nationale des poursuites (NPA), Shaun Abrahams, a déclaré à la Commission Khampepe que les poursuites liées à la TRC avaient débuté durant son mandat et a nié toute ingérence politique ou manquement personnel dans le traitement des dossiers de l'époque de l'apartheid.

L'avocat Shaun Abrahams a comparu devant la commission le 14 mai 2026. Il a rejeté les accusations des familles des victimes selon lesquelles il aurait négligé ses fonctions ou agi uniquement sous la pression extérieure. Abrahams a affirmé avoir autorisé les poursuites contre quatre anciens officiers de la branche de sécurité dans l'affaire du meurtre de Nokuthula Simelane en mars 2016, après avoir examiné les preuves et consulté la famille. Il a également soumis des mémorandums visant à rouvrir les enquêtes sur les décès d'Ahmed Timol et de Neil Aggett. L'ancien directeur des poursuites pénales (NDPP), qui a dirigé l'autorité de juin 2015 à août 2018, a soutenu que les retards découlaient de problèmes institutionnels de longue date tels que la disparition de dossiers et le manque de capacités d'enquête. Il a souligné que les poursuites engagées précédemment contre Eugene Terre'Blanche pour des attentats à la bombe dans le Nord-Ouest témoignaient de son engagement envers les questions post-TRC.

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