Suspended Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola wants to be subjected to arbitration rather than a disciplinary hearing after his objection to a leading advocate chairing his case failed.
Published: May 31, 2012, 06:44 PM (IST)
Edited: May 31, 2012, 06:44 PM (IST)
Gerald Majola is the former CEO of Cricket South Africa © Getty Images
Johannesburg, May 31, 2012
Suspended Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola wants to be subjected to arbitration rather than a disciplinary hearing after his objection to a leading advocate chairing his case failed.
The disciplinary inquiry was set up by Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula after nearly two years of bitter CSA infighting over the bonuses paid to its staff, including Majola, after the 2009 IPL that was played here due to security concerns around elections in India at the time.
“Our client continues to believe that the best way to deal with this complex and controversial matter is by way of arbitration before a mutually acceptable arbitrator,” Majola’s lawyers said in a letter to CSA.
A leading lawyer said Majola’s attempt to seek arbitration was a way to circumvent the dismissal of his lawyers’ application to have the appointment of John Myburgh, SC, as chairman of the disciplinary hearing.
“If it was me and I knew I had been naughty, I wouldn’t want an advocate appointed by the bar council to adjudicate that dispute because I know they are going to come down on me, whereas, in arbitration, you can get away with a few things,” Bradley Lee told the daily.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for Majola’s lawyers, Pumezo David, indicated that he would oppose the demand from CSA to repay the R1.8 million bonus that he gave himself.
Nicholson had recommended that the amount be reclaimed from Majola but David said it would only be paid back if there was a legal basis to do so. (PTI)
