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News24 reports that the North Gauteng High Court has dismissed Road Accident Fund (RAF) CEO Collins Letsoalo’s urgent application to have his suspension set aside.
“There is no factual or legal basis to declare the suspension to be unlawful, irrational or unreasonable. He failed to demonstrate any apprehension of irreparable harm. Thus, he is not entitled to an interdictory relief of any nature, be it interim or final,” Judge Graham Moshoana ruled on Thursday. Letsoalo was initially placed on special leave on 27 May amid a probe by the Special Investigating Unit into allegations of corruption. But the RAF board conceded that the decision to place the CEO on special leave was not legally sound and the special leave was withdrawn. Letsoalo was then suspended for allegedly refusing to attend a meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts on 28 May. Letsoalo turned to the court, asking for an order setting aside the suspension and declaring it unlawful, irrational and unreasonable. He also wanted an order allowing him to return to work immediately and interdicting the RAF and its board from advertising the CEO position pending the finalisation of the process of his reappointment. However, the court noted that the board had no power to appoint a CEO and could only make a recommendation to the minister. Moshoana said the failure to join the minister in the application was fatal to the granting of interdictory relief. The application was dismissed with costs
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