ActionSA files court bid to overturn Phala Phala ‘police whitewash'
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ActionSA has filed a court bid to challenge the SAPS's disciplinary findings in the Phala Phala case.
ActionSA files court bid to overturn Phala Phala 'police whitewash' ActionSA has initiated legal proceedings in the Pretoria High Court to review and set aside the South African Police Service's (SAPS's) disciplinary findings clearing Major-General Wally Rhoode and Brigadier Hennie Rekhoto in the Phala Phala matter. The party announced its legal challenge on Friday, following an analysis of the Record of Decision obtained through a Promotion of Access to Information Act request. ActionSA has fiercely condemned the internal disciplinary process, labelling it a "poorly constructed whitewash" that lacks rationality and what it says are stark contradictions between the SAPS internal findings and the previous conclusions of two independent oversight bodies: the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) and the Public Protector. Both IPID and the Public Protector concluded that Rhoode breached Section 13 of the SAPS Act when he failed to report the Phala Phala burglary through the prescribed chain of command and did not ensure a criminal case was officially registered. The internal process effectively absolved Rhoode, shifting the responsibility to external individuals…
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