People's Assembly

2023-w404 - 14 April 2023

Werner Horn to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services:

What is the status of the extradition application pertaining to Mr Rajesh Gupta and Mr Atul Gupta?

Reply from the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: on 14 Apr 2023

a) On 6 June 2022, the UAE Ministry of the Interior’s Directorate General for the Federal Criminal Police in Abu Dhabi informed the National Criminal Bureau, Interpol Pretoria, that abovementioned suspects were arrested in the UAE. The authorities in the UAE followed this up with a Note Verbale dated 6 June 2022, informing the Minister that the suspects have been arrested and requesting the ...

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2022-w2512 - 15 September 2022

Brett Norton Herron to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services:

1) Given that the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, Act 34 of 1995, which was enacted to manage and pay reparations to victims of apartheid era gross human rights violations, has accumulated a nett surplus of R1 800 000 000 as per the most recent annual report 17 August 2021, how will the surplus funds be applied to provide reparations to victims and/or the rehabilitation of communities; 2) Whether the surplus money will be used to directly benefit victims of apartheid rather than being used for other purposes and/or finding its way into the pockets of an assortment of service providers?

Reply from the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: on 15 Sep 2022

1. The surplus funds in the President’s Fund will be applied in line with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Parliament’s recommendations by granting reparations to victims in respect of final reparation in the form of:

a) A once-off grant of R30 000.00;

b) Symbols and monuments;

c) Medical benefits and other forms of social assistance; and

d) Community rehabilitation.

In respect of the once-off ...

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2020-w1878 - 21 September 2020

Jacqueline Motlagomang Mofokeng to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services:

What (a) total number of criminal cases were included in the backlogged court roll on 14 August 2020 and (b) are the relevant details of his department’s plans to deal with the backlog?

Reply from the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: on 21 Sep 2020

a) According to our records, the number and percentage of backlog cases in the District and Regional Magistrates’ Courts as at the end of July 2020. It is to be noted that the total percentage (%) of backlog cases in the District Courts stands at 39% whereas the percentage in the Regional Courts stands at 75%.

The tables below provide details of the c ...

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2015-w3719 - 06 November 2015

Thembekile Richard Majola to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services:

Did a certain person (name furnished) escape from the Warm Bokkeveld Prison situated in Ceres, Western Cape, in September 2015, if so, (a) what were the circumstances surrounding the escape, (b) has an investigation into the escape been institueted and (c) what was the outcome of the investigation?

2014-w2764 - 11 December 2014

Anchen Margaretha Dreyer to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services:

(1) Whether he received an invitation to the wedding of Vega Gupta and Aakash Jahajgarhia; if so, (2) Whether he attended any of the wedding festivities between 30 April and 3 May 2013; if so, (3) Whether he stayed overnight at the venue; if so, (a) what accommodation did he use, (b) who paid for the said accommodation, (c) what mode of transport did he use to attend the wedding festivities and (d) who paid for the travel costs? NW3416E