Hermione Cronje

Peter Serunye was authorized by the then Investigating Director Hermione Cronje on 13 October 2021 to exercise powers under section 24(2) of the National Prosecuting Authority Act and to represent the state in criminal proceedings and appeals instituted by the Investigating Directorate within South Africa.

“On 13 October 2021, I was issued with an authorization by then ID Advocate Hermione Cronje, the then-Investigating Director of the Investigating Directorate, to exercise powers as set out in section 24(2) of the National Prosecuting Authority, Act 32 of 1998, and to appear on behalf of the state in criminal proceedings, appeals and matters arising from criminal proceedings instituted by the Investigating Directorate in all jurisdictional areas and courts within the Republic of South Africa in respect of any offence envisaged in section 7(1) read with proclamation 20 of 2019, and section 28(1)(c) of the National Prosecuting Authority, Act 32 of 1998, and I attach as Annexure PS1 the authorization.”