Advocate Andy Mothibi, on his first day as head of the National Prosecuting Authority NPA, faces a legal challenge that seeks to set aside his appointment by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Attorney Barnabas Xulu, in an application before the Gauteng high court in Pretoria, wants Mothibis appointment declared unlawful and set aside.
Xulu filed an amended notice to the court last Thursday after previously withdrawing the application seeking to interdict Ramaphosa from appointing a national director of public prosecutions, taking over from Shamila Batohi, based on recommendations of the advisory panel which interviewed candidates.
