SUBMISSION TO THE NATIONAL PROSECUTING AUTHORITY – CONCERNING THE USE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE MECHANISMS TO FACILITATE INJUSTICE
Submission to the National Prosecuting Authority – 15 Aug 2024
This letter was written out of necessity, not ceremony.
After enduring three malicious prosecutions—initiated in August, December, and March—it became clear that instruments of justice had been used not to uphold the law, but to execute injustice. Arrest warrants. Bail objections. Prosecutorial filings. Each bore the mark of official legitimacy but relied on fabrications, misdirection, and procedural abuse.
I do not believe the National Prosecuting Authority acted with intent to harm. I believe its systems were misused—manipulated into authorising actions that should never have passed legal muster.
The purpose of the letter was direct:
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To request an internal review by the National Prosecuting Authority
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To present corroborated evidence of prosecutorial abuse
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And to urge the institution to investigate how its authority had been weaponised in service of private individuals seeking financial gain
This was not about blaming the institution. It was about protecting its integrity—and restoring its role as a safeguard against precisely this type of manipulation.
The letter includes formal documentation, verified misconduct across SAPS divisions, and the corroboration of independent investigations. Its submission was backed by legal record and factual archive.
And yet, no reply has ever been received.
That silence is especially troubling given the gravity of the evidence. The mandate of the National Prosecuting Authority is to execute justice—not sanction abuse, and certainly not allow prosecutorial mechanisms to be used to silence, imprison, and destroy for private gain.
This page provides the full letter and supporting context. Its message is clear: when justice is weaponised, silence cannot be the institutional response.
FACT FILES: EXPOSING THE LIES, REVEALING THE TRUTH
✉️ Written by Darren Russell to the National Prosecuting Authority
📅 Submitted on 15 August 2024
🎯 Purpose: To highlight how prosecutorial mechanisms were misused in three malicious prosecutions—August, December, and March
🧭 Motivation: Belief that the National Prosecuting Authority was misled by SAPS officials, falsified documentation, and procedural manipulation
📁 Includes extensive evidence of abuse, timeline documentation, and corroboration from PSIRA and SAPS Inspectorate
🚫 No reply ever received
⚠️ Letter urges internal review and investigation into misuse of prosecutorial systems for private financial gain
⚖️ Raises concern over how a justice institution can be used to legitimise injustice, resulting in unlawful detention and reputational destruction
NATIONAL PROSECUTING AUTHORITY
COMMUNCIATION FILE NO: NPA02 /07
15 August 2024
- Formal Complaint – Conduct of Sergeant Stevens & Bellville Commercial Crime Unit
- Request for Investigation – Bellville Commercial Crime & Procedural Misconduct
- Allegations of Malicious Prosecution – Submission to National Prosecuting Authority
- Misuse of Prosecutorial Instruments – August 2024 Submission for Review
- Urgent Review Requested – Law Enforcement Conduct and Prosecutorial Oversight
National Prosecuting Authority 15 Aug 24
Key Points from the Letter — At a Glance
concerns regarding the misuse of prosecutorial instruments in three separate criminal matters—pursued in August, December, and March. Each case involved proceedings allegedly initiated based on falsified documentation, misleading affidavits, and procedural irregularities, raising concerns of prosecutorial abuse.
The submission acknowledges that the National Prosecuting Authority may have been misled rather than complicit, and respectfully requests an internal review into how its mechanisms may have been exploited. It emphasizes the need for institutional accountability and highlights the seriousness of granting legitimacy to actions that were, in substance, unlawful.
The document references external findings to substantiate its claims:
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Disciplinary proceedings and a criminal referral initiated by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA)
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Action taken by the SAPS Inspectorate, where Colonel McLean moved forward with disciplinary investigations against SAPS members implicated in misconduct
These third-party actions support the integrity of the claims and demonstrate that formal accountability has already begun outside the prosecutorial framework.
The submission also introduces a public archive, The Truth Suid Afrika, which was launched with five stated objectives:
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To challenge publicly distributed misinformation and institutional inaction
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To provide evidentiary transparency and protection against future unlawful conduct
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To address ongoing threats and risks associated with institutional retaliation
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To document the coordinated campaign involving law enforcement officers, private entities, and media collaborators
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To highlight institutional silence despite receipt of extensive documentation
More than 25 categories of verified offenses are listed in the letter, ranging from unlawful detentions and equipment seizures to reputational sabotage and coordinated media defamation. The document contends that prosecutorial endorsements—whether through docket approvals or warrant authorisations—were critical in enabling these events to proceed under formal legal cover.
The submission further notes that reporting crimes remains functionally impossible due to structural compromise within Camps Bay SAPS, and warns of additional risks tied to relationships between implicated individuals and oversight units such as the Hawks.
Despite the scale of the allegations, the National Prosecuting Authority has not responded to the letter. The absence of engagement raises concern over institutional accountability, given the Authority’s mandate to uphold justice and prevent misuse of its systems for private interests.
FACT FILES: EXPOSING THE LIES, REVEALING THE TRUTH
The letter was submitted to the National Prosecuting Authority on 15 August 2024. It outlined alleged misuse of prosecutorial instruments in three criminal cases: August, December, and March. Over 25 categories of documented misconduct were listed, including unlawful detentions, fabricated affidavits, and reputational sabotage.
It included evidence corroborated by PSIRA and the SAPS Inspectorate, both of whom initiated disciplinary action. The submission asked the National Prosecuting Authority to investigate whether its systems were manipulated to authorise unlawful conduct.
Despite the seriousness of the allegations, no reply has ever been received
Closing Reflection – National Prosecuting Authority Non-Response
The absence of any reply to this submission—despite its legal grounding, evidentiary scope, and corroboration by independent bodies—raises profound concerns about prosecutorial accountability.
The matters presented were not speculative. They were documented, verified, and supported by both internal law enforcement channels and external regulatory authorities. They involved more than 25 distinct categories of criminal misconduct, each enabled by the misuse of prosecutorial instruments traditionally reserved for protecting justice.
When the National Prosecuting Authority is misled—intentionally or otherwise—the consequences are not procedural. They are human. Arrests are made. Reputations are destroyed. Rights are suspended. In this case, those outcomes included prolonged detention, financial loss, and irreparable harm—resulting in imprisonment based on knowingly false documentation.
The request for review was reasonable, respectful, and supported by factual record. That no reply has been issued reflects not just silence, but institutional distance from the very role the National Prosecuting Authority was built to uphold: protecting citizens from the abuse of power, particularly when perpetrated through its own channels.
The letter remains unanswered. The risk remains present. And until the questions raised are addressed directly, the integrity of the prosecutorial system remains in doubt—not because of what it did, but because of what it refused to examine.
FACT FILES: EXPOSING THE LIES, REVEALING THE TRUTH
The letter submitted to the National Prosecuting Authority detailed how prosecutorial mechanisms had been misused across three separate criminal cases. It presented verified evidence of unlawful conduct, corroborated by independent investigations initiated by PSIRA and the SAPS Inspectorate.
Despite this, the National Prosecuting Authority has never responded. Its silence stands in contrast to its core mandate: to uphold justice and guard against the weaponisation of its systems. When allegations of prosecutorial misuse—leading to unlawful detention and reputational destruction—are left unanswered, the credibility of the institution itself is called into question.
"When the police become the criminals, there is no hope for order."
- Martin Luther King Jr.