The Minister of Police Nkosinathi Nhleko has described the late human rights Judge Essa Moosa who was the Head of the Office of the DPCI Judge, as “a remarkable jurist, statesman and son of the soil who lead from the front with courage and a great sense of integrity.”
Judge Moosa who died at his home in Cape Town on Saturday, led the oversight body for the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the HAWKS. He was laid to rest in Rondebosch, Cape Town yesterday evening.
Born and bred in Cape Town, Moosa qualified as a lawyer and was admitted to practice as such by the High Court of South Africa on 1 June 1962.
A committed human rights lawyer, in April 1998 president Nelson Mandela appointed him as a judge of the High Court of South Africa based at the High Court in Cape Town. In 2011 he retired from the bench on reaching the age of 75. From September 2013 till his death, judge Essa Moosa as head of the Office of the DPCI Judge.
Said Minister Nhleko: “I convey my sincere condolences to judge Moosa’s family and express our gratitude for his selfless service to our beloved nation.”
Source: Government of South Africa