# National Director of Public Prosecution, advocate Shamila Batohi, has raised concerns about the safety of prosecutors, saying at least 34-million-rand a year is spent on protecting state advocates. This includes 24-hour close protection with someone stationed at their homes during high-profile cases. Five prosecutors have been shot and killed over the past five years in the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Eastern Cape. Batohi says, despite the dangers, many prosecutors are galvanised in the resolve to continue their work.
Batohi says at least R34-million a year is spent on protecting state advocates