NPA deputy head due in court for fraud and perjury

Pretoria - National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) deputy head Nomgcobo Jiba is expected to appear in the Pretoria Regional Court on Tuesday on charges of fraud and perjury.

"She is appearing [in court] in relation to what was in the summons," NPA spokesperson Velekhaya Mgobhozi said.

The charges against Jiba relate to her failed bid to lay murder and racketeering charges against suspended KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major General Johan Booysen.

In February last year, KwaZulu-Natal High Court Judge Trevor Gorven set aside the charges, saying they did not meet even minimum standards.

Last month NPA head Mxolisi Nxasana said senior police officers delivered a summons against Jiba. It required her to appear on criminal charges in the Pretoria Regional Court on April 21.

Since Jiba was not at her workplace, Nxasana was handed the summons, which he delivered to her. He said Jiba refused to accept the summons.