The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has noted with concern the circulation of content on a social media platform X, purporting to represent the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), in which statements contain serious threats directed at a Prosecutor involved in a matter before the kuGompo Regional Court in the Eastern Cape on Friday.
NPA Spokesman Kaizer Kganyago said they strongly condemnes any form of intimidation or threats against its prosecutors.
“These officials serve the public by representing the State and are constitutionally mandated to execute their duties without fear, favour, or prejudice.
Threats against prosecutors whether perceived as credible or not must be treated with the utmost seriousness and reported to the relevant law enforcement authrities for investigation,” he said.
Kganyago said such conduct undermines the rule of law and poses a real risk to the safety and lives of those entrusted with upholding justice.
“This concern is heightened in the Eastern Cape, where three prosecutors have tragically been killed over the past two years, underscoring the very real dangers faced by members of the prosecuting authority.
“The NPA remains resolute in its commitment to safeguard its prosecutors and ensure that they are able to perform their functions independently, safely, and effectively. Prosecutors are officers of court and a threat to a prosecutor will attract consequences and anyone must desist from whatever form of threat against them,” he said.