
The Directorate Public Prosecution (DPP) has requested that they amend the charge sheet in the multimillion National Petroleum Fund (NPF) case to add more accused people in it. Appearing before the Broadhurst Chief Magistrate Masilo Mathake on Friday, DPP indicated that they wanted to change the charge sheet and add more people to it. The defense lawyers – led by Unoda Mack and Kgosi Ngakayagae – instead wanted the charges to be squashed but the magistrate overruled this, saying the charges that the accused are facing are serious. The magistrate ordered that the state provide the accused with further particularity as the charges have been amended. It will be for the fourth time that the charge sheet will be changed; something that the defence attorneys are vehemently opposing. The next mention date for the case is May 24, 2019 when the magistrate will rule on whether they should add further charges and accused persons or not. One of the persons who are expected to be charged is the former Director General of Directorate of Intelligence Services (DIS) Colonel (R) Isaac Kgosi. Information gathered by this publication has shown that the DPP has withdrawn its decision to make Kgosi a star…