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Die hof het individue ge\u00efdentifiseer wie se optrede moontlik strafregtelike aanspreeklikheid meebring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volgens die NVG sal aanklagte na verwagting strafbare manslag insluit teen di\u00e9 wat verantwoordelik geag word vir die onwettige en nalatige optrede wat tot die sterftes gelei het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NVG-streekwoordvoerder Lumka Mahanjana het ges\u00ea die gesag het die bevindings van die doodsondersoek, ondersteunende bewyse en toepaslike regsnorme deeglik oorweeg voordat daar besluit is dat daar voldoende gronde is om strafregtelike vervolging in te stel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHierdie besluit is \u2019n belangrike stap in die rigting van aanspreeklikheid en geregtigheid vir die slagoffers en hul families,\u201d het Mahanjana ges\u00ea. \u201cDie NVG herbevestig sy verbintenis tot die handhawing van die oppergesag van die reg en om te verseker dat die verantwoordelikes in \u2019n hof van reg tot verantwoording geroep word.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/npa-to-prosecute-officials-over-life-esidimeni-deaths\/\">Lees die volledige berig oor di\u00e9 kwessie op NovaNews hier.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag het bevestig dat dit individue gaan vervolg wat betrek word by die dood van minstens 141 psigiatriese pasi\u00ebnte tydens die Life Esidimeni-tragedie. 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