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Pikoli hearing: Nel to testify
06/05/2008 16:02 - (SA)
Johannesburg - The inquiry into the suspension of National Prosecuting Authority head Vusi Pikoli which starts on Wednesday will see several high-profile witnesses testify, including Reverend Frank Chikane and Scorpions boss Gerrie Nel.
The commission of inquiry, led by Frene Ginwala, said the government's list of witnesses included deputy justice minister Johnny de Lange, director general in the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Manala Manzini, and Chikane, who is the director general in the presidency.
Acting police chief Timothy Williams and deputy director general in the NIA, Arthur Fraser, will also testify for the state, the commission of inquiry said in a press statement on Tuesday.
Pikoli's lawyers still need to finalise their list of witnesses, but it may include the director of public prosecutions, Charin de Beer, Gerrie Nel, and JP Pretorius, the deputy director of public prosecutions.
President Thabo Mbeki suspended Pikoli as the head of the National Prosecuting Authority on September 24 last year and Ginwala, the former speaker of the National Assembly, was appointed on September 28 to head the inquiry.
At the time, Mbeki cited a breakdown in the relationship between Pikoli and Justice Minister Brigitte Mabandla as the reason for the NPA head's suspension.
The commission's terms of reference cover two broad areas - Pikoli's fitness to hold office and the working relationship between Pikoli and Mabandla.
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