‘I am being scapegoated,’ Nomgcobo Jiba tells inquiry about missing Cradock Four docket
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“The former Deputy National Director of National Prosecutions (DNDPP) and later acting NDPP, advocate Nomgcobo Jiba, was implicated in the disappearance of the Cradock Four docket in a May 2021 affidavit by advocate Raymond Christopher Macadam.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Jiba's implication in the Cradock Four docket disappearance.
“Macadam claimed that the Cradock Four murders docket had disappeared from the NPA offices after being requested by Jiba’s personal assistant in 2013.”
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“Jiba told the Khampepe Commission she had not found memorandums requesting the docket and was being 'scapegoated'.”
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The Wikipedia evidence cited is unrelated to the claim about Jiba and the Khampepe Commission, rendering it irrelevant. No corroborating sources found.
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“Macadam’s affidavit was used by the family of Fort Calata, one of the Cradock Four, who were murdered in 1985.”
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“The TRC granted amnesty to Eugene de Kock but denied amnesty to others involved in the murders for failing to disclose information.”
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“Jiba wrote to Torie Pretorius about these matters after Anton Ackermann was removed at the insistence of ANC leadership.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Jiba's communication with Pretorius.
“Mxolisi Nxasana was appointed NDPP in 2013, and Jiba resumed her role as DNDPP.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the appointment timeline of Nxasana and Jiba.
“Macadam was removed from the PCLU by Nxasana and assigned to focus on foreign bribery cases.”
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“Jiba stated she first requested the dockets in 2013 and could have done so through her memorandum.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute Jiba's claim about requesting dockets in 2013.
“Jiba mentioned a memorandum asking for identities of those denied amnesty for the murder of Goniwe.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute Jiba's memorandum about Goniwe amnesty.
“Jiba stated she had not removed documents from the NPA and denied political interference in TRC prosecutions.”
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“Advocate Howard Varney referenced a 2004 moratorium on TRC prosecutions and asked if Jiba was aware of it.”
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“Ramaite testified that justice minister Bridget Mabandla imposed a moratorium on TRC prosecutions pending an external review.”
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