Shamila Batohi | |
|---|---|
 Batohi in 2016 | |
| Director of National Prosecuting Authority | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Shaun Abrahams Silas Ramaite (acting) [1] |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Durban-Westville University of Natal |
Shamila Batohi is a South African prosecutor and the national director of public prosecutions (NDPP) at the National Prosecuting Authority.
Batohi completed high school at Burnwood Secondary School in Clare Estate. She completed her bachelor's degree at the University of Durban-Westville and post-graduate at the University of Natal. [2]
Batohi led the prosecution of Proteas cricket captain Hansie Cronje at the King Commission of Inquiry in 2000, [3] and served as director of public prosecutions for KwaZulu-Natal from 2000 to 2009. [2]
She served as senior legal advisor to the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court from 2009 to 2018.
On 4 December 2018,she was appointed national director of public prosecutions by President Cyril Ramaphosa,and assumed the office on 1 February 2019. [4]
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