ActionSA declares war on Phala Phala 'whitewash'

ActionSA says it will approach the High Court to set aside SAPS disciplinary findings that cleared Major General Wally Rhoode and Brigadier Hennie Rekhoto over the Phala Phala burglary, claiming the process was flawed and failed to properly consider evidence from previous investigations.

In a joint statement, ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont and parliamentary Chief Whip Lerato Ngobeni, the party said it had instructed its legal team to institute proceedings in the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria to review and set aside the disciplinary findings.

“Having carefully analysed the Record of Decision obtained through the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), ActionSA believes the disciplinary process raises serious questions regarding its rationality, its treatment of the evidence, and its stark departure from the findings previously made by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) and the Public Protector.

By Hope Ntanzi

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