National Prosecuting Authority

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government agency independent state body prosecution authority

The National Prosecuting Authority is South Africa’s independent state body responsible for instituting and conducting criminal prosecutions on behalf of the public.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa	2
National Prosecuting Authority canonical	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ independent state body ⓘ prosecution authority ⓘ
abbreviation	NPA NERFINISHED ⓘ
accountability	Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
activity	asset forfeiture in terms of proceeds of crime legislation ⓘ prosecution of serious and complex crimes ⓘ protection of witnesses in criminal proceedings ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
employs	advocates ⓘ legal support staff ⓘ prosecutors ⓘ
establishedBy	National Prosecuting Authority Act, 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasComponent	Asset Forfeiture Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ Directorates of Public Prosecutions in each high court jurisdiction NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions NERFINISHED ⓘ Sexual Offences and Community Affairs Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ Specialised Commercial Crime Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ Witness Protection Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ
headTitle	National Director of Public Prosecutions ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork	Afrikaans ⓘ English ⓘ other official languages of South Africa ⓘ
legalStatus	independent ⓘ
legalSystem	South African law ⓘ
mandate	ensure that justice is delivered in the public interest through criminal prosecutions ⓘ
objective	combat crime through effective prosecutions ⓘ uphold the rule of law in South Africa ⓘ
primaryFunction	conducting criminal prosecutions on behalf of the public ⓘ instituting criminal prosecutions on behalf of the public ⓘ
publicBody	true ⓘ
regionServed	national ⓘ
relatedTo	Department of Justice and Constitutional Development NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Police Service NERFINISHED ⓘ courts of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportsTo	Minister of Justice and Correctional Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibility	decision to prosecute or decline to prosecute ⓘ ensuring prosecutions are carried out without fear, favour or prejudice ⓘ overseeing public prosecutions in South Africa ⓘ
sector	criminal justice system ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	public sector organization ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South African Police Service → collaboratesWith → National Prosecuting Authority ⓘ

Minister of Justice of South Africa → worksWith → National Prosecuting Authority ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa

Department of Correctional Services (South Africa) → collaboratesWith → National Prosecuting Authority ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa