Simon Nare
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will institute a disciplinary inquiry into its leader, John Steenhuisen, and former Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, to determine whether either or both breached the party’s federal constitution by bringing the party into disrepute and undermining internal co-operation.
The party said its Federal Executive (FedEx) met on Monday to consider and adopt a preliminary investigation report led by Federal Legal Commission (FLC) chairperson Glynnis Breytenbach. The report contained findings and recommendations on the way forward.
One allegation examined by the FLC was that Steenhuisen misappropriated party funds through the use of his party-issued credit card.
The report found that expenditure on the card had been fully reconciled, that there was no prima facie evidence of misappropriation, and that a limited number of personal expenses had been adequately explained and reimbursed, the DA said.
It recommended that the party’s credit-card policy
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