The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development on 17 January 2006 received a briefing on the contents of the amendments to the Prosecution Policy, which amendments relate to the prosecution of criminal matters arising from conflicts of the past. These amendments were tabled in Parliament by the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development and the National Director of Public Prosecutions in terms of section 35 of the National Prosecuting Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 32 of 1998).

The Committee notes the relevant amendments to the Prosecution Policy.