ActionSA is seeking a court review of the SAPS disciplinary outcomes linked to the Phala Phala matter, while also pushing for parliamentary scrutiny of the findings.
ActionSA says it will challenge the South African Police Service's disciplinary findings that cleared two senior officers linked to the controversial Phala Phala matter, describing the process as a "masterclass in organised irresponsibility" and warning that it raises more questions than answers.
During a media briefing on Friday, the party unveiled disciplinary records it obtained through a Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) application relating to the SAPS hearings involving Major General Wally Rhoode and Brigadier HH Rekhoto (formerly a constable), who were cleared of misconduct over their handling of the burglary at President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala game farm.
The burglary, which occurred on February 9, 2020, only became public more than two years later after allegations emerged that large sums of foreign currency had been stolen from the president's farm and that members of the Presidential Protection Service conducted an unofficial investigation instead of immediately opening a criminal case.
ActionSA National Chairperson Michael Beaumont said the disciplinary records consisted of only five in total; four pages for Rhoode and two pages for Rekhoto - despite the seriousness of the allegations and previous findings by oversight bodies.
