By Simon Nare
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) has resolved to request the Secretary to Parliament to lay criminal charges against former Road Accident Fund (RAF) chief executive officer Collins Letsoalo after he repeatedly failed to appear before an oversight inquiry examining his role in the agency’s financial management.
The decision follows Letsoalo’s failure to comply with a summons issued in November 2025 requiring him to testify before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA).
Despite an undertaking through his legal representatives, he did not attend the hearings.
SCOPA was subsequently forced to conclude its inquiry without hearing testimony from Letsoalo, whom the committee regarded as a key witness.
As a result, he was not afforded an opportunity to respond to allegations made against him by current and former RAF employees who appeared before the committee.
In a statement on Wednesday, SCOPA said it had previously resolved to
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