The former Sars commissioner was accused of kicking the mother of his grandson ‘like a ninja’ and ‘rugby tackling’ her in 2018. At a media briefing at lobby group AfriForum’s headquarters in Centurion, the organisation’s private prosecutions unit announced that it would be privately prosecuting axed SA Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane for alleged assault.
The case relates to reports last year that Moyane allegedly assaulted his 24-year-old son’s then 17-year-old girlfriend, who is the mother of Moyane’s six-month-old grandson. A medical report allegedly showed she suffered a bruised jaw, a cut cheek, and a bruise to her stomach.
AfriForum will represent the girlfriend, Lerato Maila, who accuses Moyane of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm, as well as damage to property.
Maila alleges that Moyane assaulted her in her home in May, 2018. She says he kicked her face, pushed her and scratched her on her abdomen.
AfriForum said they decided to take the case up after obtaining a nolle prosequi certificate from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). This is legal confirmation that the NPA will not be prosecuting, which led to the lobby group deciding to do it themselves. The NPA cited a lack of evidence as their reason for not proceeding.
According to the head of AfriForum’s private prosecutions unit, Gerrie Nel, the organisation received the certificate indicating that the NPA wouldn’t be prosecuting on September 26, and want to do so themselves before December 26 2019.
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Source: The Citizen
