2009-04-10

The Editor
Cape Argus


Sir

I note that your newspaper has published my open letter to the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Mokotedi Mpshe http://www.capeargus.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4929716). (An open letter from an arms deal opponent to the advocates of the NP)

Somehow and unfortunately something went wrong in the copy-typing from my version to the published version, despite mine being a digital one.

Specifically the published version is as follows :

"McCarthy's hands were not clean, but that does not mean the juristic person called the National Prosecuting Authority also has unclean hands.
 

Indeed, very specifically, the hands of Advocates Billy Downer SC, Anton Steynberg and senior special investigator Johan du Plooy fall under suspicion.
 

If their hands are clean and those of their ultimate superior - that's you Advocate Mpshe - are clean, then why is it that you say that the NPA will go to court in this matter with unclean hands?"
 

"Mr McCarthy's hands were not clean, but that does not mean that the juristic person called the National Prosecuting Authority also has unclean hands. Indeed very specifically the hands of Advocates Billy Downer SC, Anton Steynberg and SSI Johan du Plooy are not unclean. If their hands are clean and those of their ultimate superior, that's you Advocate Mpshe, are clean, then why is it that you say that the NPA will go to court in this matter with unclean hands?