{"id":94032,"date":"2025-12-10T18:44:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/complaint-against-npa-head-candidate-escalated-to-ethics"},"modified":"2025-12-10T19:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T19:03:13","slug":"complaint-against-npa-head-candidate-escalated-to-ethics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/complaint-against-npa-head-candidate-escalated-to-ethics","title":{"rendered":"Complaint Against NPA Head Candidate Escalated to Ethics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>A panel interviewing candidates for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Head post heard that a complaint against Advocate Andrea Johnson has been escalated to the NPA\u2019s Office of Ethics and Accountability.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was the last candidate interviewed for the position on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Six candidates are appearing before the panel in a bid for the country\u2019s top prosecutor post, ahead of Advocate Shamila Batohi\u2019s term coming to an end next month.<\/p>\n<p>As she started her interview, Johnson told the panel that she received a letter yesterday informing her that one of the complaints lodged against her had been escalated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m not sure what was sent to them, I just received a letter that said we have received a complaint, we will not be looking into it, it has been escalated to the Office of the Minister.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. A panel interviewing candidates for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Head post heard that a complaint against Advocate Andrea Johnson has been escalated to the NPA\u2019s Office of Ethics and Accountability. Johnson was the last candidate interviewed for the position on Wednesday. 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