PRETORIA - The Nkabinde Enquiry has rejected Shamila Batohi's application to file formal written submissions.
The former NPA head walked out of the inquiry in December, claiming she faced a hostile and accusatory process. In April, she formally wrote a letter to the inquiry, chaired by retired Constitutional Court judge Jess Nkabinde, to withdraw her participation.
Batohi had petitioned the Nkabinde Enquiry panel to file formal written submissions to be admitted into the official record after she halted her testimony during cross-examination.
"Following careful evaluation of the application, the answering affidavits, and the applicable legal framework governing these proceedings, the panel has denied the application and declined to grant leave for the written submissions to be admitted into the record," the Enquiry rule on Friday.
The inquiry was set up at the insistence of Batohi to probe Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Andrew Chauke's fitness to hold office.