"How is it that the LOC [local organising committee] saw fit to appoint a man whose professional reputation is in tatters and whose managerial performance is clearly not up to scratch?" asked Democratic Alliance MP James Masango in a statement.
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Both parties drew attention to Mti's 2006 drunken-driving incident and the fact that the Department of Correctional Services received five qualified audits five years running under his administration. He also came under fire for having received a R30 000 performance bonus during his tenure.
Further, Mti was last year investigated by the Public Service Commission over a possible conflict of interest when contracts for prison maintenance were awarded to companies with which he was allegedly associated.
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Mti resigned as head of correctional services in November last year.
His resignation came a few days after Johannesburg police confirmed that he had been arrested for drunken driving after being involved in an accident in Sandringham, Johannesburg. It was reported that Mti slammed into the back of another car. The driver of the vehicle alleged at the time that Mti could not stand up straight and his speech was slurred.
On Tuesday, Gauteng police said that Mti's case had been struck off the court roll as the results of his blood test were not yet available.
