Scopa chose to send out a new subpoena to former Road Accident Fund (RAF) CEO Collins Letsoalo after many failed tries to give it to him in the usual way. The committee made this move after the court’s sheriff said he could not find Letsoalo at the places linked to him, ahead of a key hearing next week.
Committee chair Songezo Zibi said on Friday that this came after Letsoalo did not reply to a last letter asking him to come in on his own. The inquiry, which looks at claims of bad work and wrong use of money at the RAF, has heard that Letsoalo took steps that hurt the group. Zibi said the sheriff went to the places given by both Letsoalo and the RAF.
Zibi said the sheriff found that one place given to Scopa was empty, and at the other place, people were there but did not answer.
[MEDIA STATEMENT] PARLIAMENT REISSUES NOTICE OF SUMMONS TO MR COLLINS LETSOALO
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He told MPs that new rules now let them send the summons in other ways, like by phone text, email, and a cut copy on Parliament’s online sites. These ways are all ones Letsoalo can use.
Electronic Service Authorised
Parliament legal advisor Fatima Ebrahim said Secretary to Parliament Xolile George gave the go-ahead to send the summons by email and to post it on Parliament’s online pages. She said the sheriff was also told to put a copy on the door of the homes.
Ebrahim said she was sure Letsoalo knew about the case, as the call for him to show up was now well known.Zibi said the committee would still keep Tuesday open for the hearing, and that Letsoalo did not have to tell them in advance if he would come.
He said if the committee did other work that day, Letsoalo could say he had planned to come but was not seen. Zibi told MPs to meet, wait a fair time, and then choose what to do if he did not show up.
Upcoming Testimony
Zibi said board members were also set to speak next week and were given dates before. Some asked to move their dates, for reasons Zibi said made sense and were not hard to understand.
He said the committee tried to help them while still keeping the plan for the inquiry in place.The new subpoena warned Letsoalo that not obeying it was a crime under the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act.
It also set out the past failed tries to serve him this month and gave the okay to use email, door posts, and online posts as new ways to send it.
