Businessman sues police for ‘wrongful arrest’
Published in: Legalbrief Today
Date: Mon 27 February 2006
Category: Litigation
Issue No: 1530
Alan Selkon, owner of several aviation businesses in Germiston, east of Johannesburg, last month spent four days in an overcrowded holding cell — without being officially charged – and is suing Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula for his ‘unlawful arrest’. Selkon’s attorney Michael Salomon told the Sunday Times his client was demanding R769 095 for ‘humiliation, unlawful arrest and detention’.
According to the letter of demand, Selkon’s ‘humiliating’ arrest at his office was witnessed by his business associates. When Selkon appeared in the Germiston Magistrates’ Court for a bail application, a charge sheet containing details of one of Selkon’s former employees, who had not been paid R15 000, suddenly emerged. The case was withdrawn.
