Tubby Reddy has labelled a South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) disciplinary hearing that led to his dismissal as CEO of the organisation a joke and a farce. Reddy‚ who was suspended with full pay‚ was informed in a letter from Sascoc president Gideon Sam that he had been dismissed following the hearing — but Reddy has vowed to lodge an appeal and fight to keep his job after he was dismissed with immediate effect. "We always talk about how SA is a constitutional democracy but I was not at the hearing‚" he told TimesLIVE on Tuesday morning. "I presented two medical certificates to show that I [was] not available to attend the hearing on the stipulated dates, but they decided to go ahead without giving me a proper opportunity to present my side of the story. "We presented a 427-page document to the chairman of the hearing‚ the whole thing was a joke and a farce. All I am asking for is a fair chance to prove my innocence." When asked to comment on Reddy’s r...
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