Prosecuting ‘Cat’ Matlala to be an expensive pursuit with no guaranteed outcome – expert
Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala rejected the NPA's plea deal, forcing the NPA to rework their prosecution of the businessman.
NPA right to pursue plea deal While law professor Dr Llewellyn Curlewis considered this a bad situation for the NPA, he felt that pursuing a Section 105(A) agreement was the right option for the state.
Curlewis explained that under Section 105(A) of the Criminal Procedure Act, the state would need to bring the case before a new magistrate, and even if the NPA pushed for the maximum sentence, the possibility of absconding witnesses or questions around the admissibility of evidence could arise later.
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