Fire Tom Moyane from Sars now, says judge Robert Nugent
Despite only being at the interim report stage of the Sars inquiry, the judge is unequivocal about the suspended commissioner needing to go
President Cyril Ramaphosa must fire suspended Sars commissioner Tom Moyane immediately — regardless of what the outcome of his disciplinary inquiry is. This is the recommendation made by judge Robert Nugent in his interim report submitted to Ramaphosa as hearings by the commission continue this week. The report‚ seen by TimesLIVE‚ noted that Ramaphosa must give Moyane the boot and appoint a new commissioner as a first step to solving the problems plaguing Sars. “We stress that the replacement of Mr Moyane is not a panacea‚ but only the first necessary measure without which there is no possibility of rectifying the damage that has been done to Sars‚ and any further recommendations will be fruitless,” Nugent’s report read. Nugent said it was important that the recommendation to fire Moyane be made now and not to wait for the final report to be made public. Nugent is expected to wrap up his work by December. “We are aware that disciplinary proceedings are pending against Mr Moyane, but...
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