Johannesburg – The disciplinary hearing of suspended NPA prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach enters its fifth day on Friday.

Breytenbach has pleaded not guilty to 16 charges, including improper conduct and insubordination, brought against her by the National Prosecuting Authority.

These relate to her conduct in investigating the dispute over mining rights at the Sishen iron ore mine, involving Imperial Crown Trading and Kumba Iron Ore.

She also allegedly failed to hand over her work laptop and had information on it deleted.

In addition she is charged with bringing the NPA into disrepute by speaking to the media, either directly or via her attorney, without authorisation.

The hearing followed the Johannesburg Labour Court’s dismissing Breytenbach’s challenge against her suspension, on July 18.

She had contended that acting national director of public prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba suspended her in an attempt to stop her from prosecuting former police crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli on fraud and other charges.

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