SARS' Tom Moyane suspended with 'immediate effect'

[Frequent visitor]

Clearly Dali Mpofu must be smoking something here.

At the heart of the entire application by Mr Moyane was the claim made by advocate Dali Mpofu in his written heads of argument that the application on behalf of Mr Moyane “deals with some of the most egregious violations of human rights by the State against a single human being ever witnessed during the dawn of democracy”.

Would it be possible for such language to result in disbarment?

 

[Gordon_R]

Would it be possible for such language to result in disbarment?

I think those were Moyane's words, not Advocate Mpofu. A little legal hyperbole is not grounds for disbarment...

 

[Frequent visitor]

I think those were Moyane's words, not Advocate Mpofu. A little legal hyperbole is not grounds for disbarment...

The report attributes the phrases I had in mind to Mpofu. I am not sure that you could call that 'a little legal hyperbole': I read it that the judge was unamused!

 

[Gordon_R]

The report attributes the phrases I had in mind to Mpofu. I am not sure that you could call that 'a little legal hyperbole': I read it that the judge was unamused!

Point made. Very few people on this forum have the time to read 50 page legal reports.

AFAIK the only grounds for disbarment are dishonesty or financial misconduct, anything else is fair game. Other lesser punishments are possible.

Edit: A brief search shows very few disbarments in SA. Most common is for RAF claim financial malpractice.

 

[Frequent visitor]

Point made. Very few people on this forum have the time to read 50 page legal reports.

AFAIK the only grounds for disbarment are dishonesty or financial misconduct, anything else is fair game. Other lesser punishments are possible.

Edit: A brief search shows very few disbarments in SA. Most common is for RAF claim financial malpractice.

Yes, as elsewhere they all back each other up.

 

[copacetic]

It should certainly not be grounds for any sort of professional censure, outside of his humiliating loss/es and the growing perception that he's an idiot.

*edit*

Oh yes, I also meant to say, I really hope Moyane's fall from grace is hurting him. The absolute ****.

 

[Brieuse]

he's like a bad penny that keeps coming back.

 

[Frequent visitor]

Sadly, there are worse to come.

 

[yebocan]

His running on fumes now....love it when the music stops and you have nothing to fall back on..

 

[Gordon_R]

This guy really is delusional: https://www.fin24.com/Economy/moyan...ing-appeals-for-human-dignity-ubuntu-20181220

Moyane asked the apex court to hear his arguments as the matter "involves multiple and complex constitutional issues involving a senior employee and the highest office in the land".

"Contrary to what was stated by Fabricius J, the matter involves far more than a salary. It also involves human dignity and ubuntu", Moyane states.

 

[TheChamp]

ConCourt dismisses Moyane's application for leave to appeal

Axed SARS boss Tom Moyane has lost his bid for leave to appeal at the Constitutional Court.

In a brief court order, dated February 4, the Concourt found that after considering Moyane's application for leave to appeal, it has concluded that it should be dismissed as it "bears no reasonable prospect for success".

https://m.fin24.com/Economy/concourt-dismisses-moyanes-application-for-leave-to-appeal-20190212

 

[ShaunSA]

Good!

 

[ToxicBunny]

Can we point and laugh at Tommy now?

 

[TysonRoux]

Can we point and laugh at Tommy now?

No, only when he is prosecuted and jailed, which is unlikely.

 

[ToxicBunny]

No, only when he is prosecuted and jailed, which is unlikely.

Oh, no.. thats when I piss myself laughing at him...

 

[surface]

Great - so he got answer to his question "What have I done wrong?"
I wonder if there is enough evidence for criminal charges now. We will have to wait and see.

https://www.fin24.com/Economy/moyane-in-concourt-appeal-what-wrong-have-i-done-wrong-20181221-2

"Moyane could also face criminal charges as Nugent recommended the National Director of Public Prosecutions consider charging anyone involved in the awarding of the SARS contract to international advisory firm Bain & Co. "

 

[Cius]

Hope that hurt.

 

[TysonRoux]

Hope that hurt.

As far as we know it didn't hurt his own pocket.

 

[AfricanTech]

Jail next hopefully

 

[Tokolotshe]

what wrong has Mr Moyane actually done to deserve being stripped of all constitutional rights… including his rights to dignity and reputation?"

For starters, everybody paying 1% more VAT ...