Phiyega not in court for
whistleblower case
2015-03-16 12:41
Johannesburg - Police commissioner Riah Phiyega was a no
show at the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Monday despite trade union
Solidarity claiming she would testify in a case against the SA Police Service
(SAPS).
Solidarity approached the court to try and
force the SAPS to redeploy whistleblower Colonel Kobus Roos in a similar
position to the one he was in before he was redeployed.
SAPS advocate William Mokhari said he did not
know where Solidarity got the information that Phiyega would be in court.
The matter was expected to start at 11:30 on
Monday.
Demotion
Roos, who has worked for the police for 26
years, was originally demoted by ex-crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli after he
exposed alleged corruption in the crime intelligence unit.
Mdluli removed Roos from his position as head
of internal audit and placed him in the inspectorate and evaluation division of
the unit - a post the unit said was redundant.
In April, the labour court ordered the police
to redeploy Roos to a similar position as the one he had before his demotion.
In the court ruling, the police were also
ordered to pay Roos R156 250 in compensation, plus costs.
Solidarity is accusing the SAPS of not
complying with the earlier court ruling.
