NATIONAL NEWS - Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) is considering laying criminal charges and taking other consequence measures against former Road Accident Fund (RAF) CEO Collins Letsoalo and the fund’s board.
It emerged on Friday during a Scopa meeting that attorney firms that advise the RAF on the large number of court applications it lodges aren’t off the hook either.
In addition, an off-the-record meeting has been suggested with Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy to urge her to consider delaying the introduction of the Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill (Rabs) because it may not solve the RAF’s financial woes.
Letsoalo described as ‘wrecking ball’
Scopa member Alan Beesley of ActionSA asked Scopa chair Songezo Zibi for an update on the plan to criminally charge Letsoalo, adding there’s no doubt he had been “a wrecking ball” on the RAF.
Beesley said that every time Scopa receives a report, it’s clear what “a wrecking ball” the RAF has been on the courts, road accident victims, employees and service providers and Letsoalo has never accounted for his decisions.
“… if you [Zibi] are going to lay charges, I’m more than happy to accompany you because something needs to be done,” he added.
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