Moyane gives Ramaphosa an ultimatum
The suspended Commissioner of the South African Revenue Services (SARS) Tom Moyane has given President Cyril Ramaphosa until next week to reject the recommendations by the Nugent Commission, or face a court battle.
Ramaphosa instructed Moyane to make submissions on why he should not be fired after retired Judge Robert Nugent handed over his interim report and recommendations into governance at the embattled SARS.
Nugent said to stabilise SARS, Moyane must be axed and a new commissioner be appointed with immediate effect.
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In a letter written to Ramaphosa, which formed part of his submissions to the commission, Moyane accused the Nugent Inquiry of bias.
"The grounds for the proposed rejection of the said recommendations include the fact that they; fall outside the Terms of Reference of the SARS Commission and are accordingly ultra vires and irrational, are also irrational in the sense of being illogical and self-contradictory; are unreasonable in the circumstances; are unfair in the constitutional sense; are tainted by bias; and constitute a thinly veiled-attempt to campaign for the permanent appointment of Mr Mark Kingon who is the Acting Commissioner of SARS," reads the letter.
Moyane says Nugent did not give him an opportunity to confront his accusers and that the facts have been distorted.
He has given Ramaphosa until November 9 to reject Nugent's recommendations, failing which Moyane will turn to the courts.
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