CASE AGAINST PROSECUTOR CHARGED WITH DEFEATING THE ENDS OF JUSTICE POSTPONED FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION
The Ga-Rankuwa Regional Court postponed the case against Regina Letshoo (48), a former prosecutor charged with defeating the ends of justice, to 11 November 2022, for legal representation. The court had issued a warrant of arrest against her after she failed to show up. The warrant was later withdrawn after she made a late appearance in court. Letshoo who was designated at the same court, last appeared on 20 September 2022, for further investigations and her matter was postponed for further investigations.
Her court appearance emanates from alleged misconduct committed on 27 August 2020, whereat she took a docket on a case involving a foreign national who was charged with possession of the suspected stolen property after he was found driving an unregistered vehicle and failing to produce legal documentation, and she allegedly omitted information from the docket to favour the accused. Her alleged misconduct ultimately resulted in the release of the suspect and the matter struck off the roll.
When the docket was ultimately found, following a daily audit of cases that appeared in court, the omissions were noted with her signature, authorising the release of the suspect. It is also alleged that she was not scheduled to report for duty on that day as per the rotational schedule during the Covid 19 restrictions. A duplicate docker which was kept by the chief prosecutor was then utilised to re-enrol the case. Police are still searching for the suspect in that matter. Letshoo has since seized to be in the employ of the National Prosecuting Authority in September 2022, after rendering her resignation while on suspension.
The North West Director of Public Prosecutions, Dr Rachel Makhari Sekhaolelo, assures the public that the case will be dealt with without any fear or favour. “Ridding ourselves of corrupt elements within our ranks is critical in building and restoring the public trust”, she concluded.
