Suspended RAF CEO accuses judicial elites of campaign to remove him

COLLINS Letsoalo, the suspended chief executive of the Road Accident Fund (RAF), has accused legal and judicial elites of orchestrating a campaign to remove him from office following his controversial decision to disband a panel of attorneys he labelled "greedy and corrupt.

- SIFISO MAHLANGU

Letsoalo, suspended on June 3 after initially being placed on special leave the week before, was first accused of misconduct. When the initial charges didn't stick, he was charged instead with "insubordination."

He claims his suspension was unlawful and part of a broader conspiracy rooted in his efforts to clean up the RAF and disrupt a long-standing legal gravy train.

In court papers filed on Friday at the Gauteng High Court, Letsoalo is seeking urgent relief to set aside his suspension, block the RAF board from advertising his position, and reinstate his security detail.

He argues the decision to suspend him was irrational, unlawful, and a direct response to his call for a commission of inquiry into court decisions involving the multi-billion rand fund. The demand has clearly ruffled feathers in the legal fraternity.

Letsoalo alleged systemic bias within the judiciary and a “toxic legal fraternity” colluding to sideline him for challenging entrenched interests.