PRETORIA – The Pretoria Magistrates’ Court convicted Jacobeth Lepinka (52), the National Prosecuting Authority Assistant Director and her son, Kedifentse (28) on 17 February 2023 for charges relating to accessing top secret information.

In 2014, NPA discovered that Lepinka took the laptop with classified information to her place of residence without authorisation. A case of theft was registered and the incident reported to the Hawks’ Head Office based Serious Corruption Investigation team for further handling. The investigation commenced and led the team to the laptop that was utilised by Lepinka’s son who claimed to own the device.

Subsequent to a lengthy investigation, the accused were summoned to court where they were tried. Jacobeth was found guilty on charges of fraud, unauthorised access to information and unauthorised disclosure of information whereas Kedifentse was convicted for unauthorised access to information. The accused will be sentenced on 16 May 2023.

Source: South African Police Service