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Message: [QUOTE="Shamiso, post: 83418, member: 160"] Phahlane claims his old boss totally ignored the law when kicking him to the curb. He told a parliamentary committee that Fikile Mbalula had zero authority to make him step aside back in the day regarding that blue lights tender scandal. The specific grievance centers on a directive that he insists violated the Constitution since only the head of state holds the power to remove a commissioner. This testimony surfaced during hearings into police corruption, where he addressed allegations of procurement fraud. Phahlane argues that no statute exists that permits a minister to force an official out of office like that. He maintains his removal sits completely outside written regulations and basically just happened because Mbalula said it should. [/QUOTE]