{
  "id": 127528,
  "title": "Johnson sidelined senior prosecutors in Crime Intelligence arrests, commission hears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/johnson-sidelined-senior-prosecutors-in-crime-intelligence-arrests",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T10:57:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-04-johnson-sidelined-senior-prosecutors-in-crime-intelligence-arrests-commission-hears/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Advocate Peter Serunye, a deputy director of public prosecutions at Idac, testified before the Madlanga Commission, alleging that former Idac head Andrea Johnson sidelined senior prosecutors and appointed junior staff, leading him to believe they were 'set up' in the high-profile prosecution of Crime Intelligence officers.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}