AKA murder suspects among dozens who could escape justice: NPA’s extradition crisis

FIFTY-nine of South Africa's most wanted criminal suspects - including the alleged killers of rapper AKA and suspects in billion-rand fraud cases - could potentially escape justice due to a legal loophole in extradition law.

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In the case against ex-Free State premier Ace Magashule's personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota, the state alleges that Cholota refuses to give evidence against her boss out of duty or loyalty.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said that many seek to take advantage of the so-called Cholota strategy, including Oliver Cauro and Francis Perez who have sought leave to intervene in Constitutional Court proceedings.

After Cholota was granted a "get-out-of-jail-free card" in June, the NPA filed its application for leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court the following month.