Johannesburg - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has slammed one of its own after a senior prosecutor was found guilty of corruption.
On Friday, the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court sentenced Ntombesihlanu Sonqishe to 10 years' imprisonment, with three years suspended for five years provided the former advocate does not commit a similar offence.
She was convicted of corruption in September after an incident in July last year in which she accepted a R7 000 bribe from an accused promising he would receive bail.
A source close to the investigation said Sonqishe had been the one to solicit the bribe, essentially threatening the accused until he paid her. “The accused reported the matter and the NPA swiftly acted on the allegations,” said NPA spokesperson Phindi Louw-Mjonondwane.
On Friday, Sonqishe was surrounded by her peers in the courtroom who protested against her corrupt behaviour.
