NPA’s Rodney De Kock dies in hospital

NPA’s Rodney De Kock dies in hospital

According to a family statement released on Tuesday morning, Advocate Rodney De Kock succumbed to an aggressive form of brain cancer at a Johannesburg hospital on Monday night. 

NPA’s Rodney De Kock dies in hospital
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De Kock was the first black person appointed as an attorney general in the Western Cape in 1999.

 

In 1997, the then Minister of Justice, Dullah Omar, appointed him a member of the Legal Aid Task Team to conceptualise the National Public Defender Model for South Africa.

 

He is also a founding member of the National Association of Democratic Lawyers.

 

President Ramaphosa appointed De Kock as Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions in June 2020, a position he held until his passing.

 

His family says he served the country with integrity, dedication, and humility.

 

De Kock leaves behind two children, Ryan and Samantha, and four siblings.

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