Fired Gauteng Hawks head Shadrack Sibiya will challenge his dismissal in the Labour Court‚ said his lawyer after an arbitration of the dismissal at the Safety and Security Sectoral Bargaining Council did not proceed today as scheduled. Sibiya was fired over allegations of being involved in the unlawful rendition of seven Zimbabweans wanted in that country for the murder of a police officer.Sibiya 'made a scapegoat'Major-General Shadrack Sibiya claims he was fired as the Gauteng Hawks commissioner not because of illegal renditions but because he arrested Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli. He was one of a number of senior Hawks officials who were accused of illegally handing the men over to the Zimbabwean police. Two of the men died‚ allegedly at the hands of the Zimbabwean police.Senior officials with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) have been accused of doctoring a report to exonerate Sibiya and former Hawks head Anwa Dramat.The Hawks and Ipid officers say the rendition allegations are a smokescreen and that they are really being targeted over of high-level corruption investigations.Sibiya was fired‚ he says unfairly‚ after an internal disciplinary inquiry found him guilty of gross misconduct because he knew of and "sanctioned" the renditions.He is challenging the dismissal‚ saying it was unfair‚ and initially approached the Safety and Security Sectoral Bargaining Council.When the arbitration was postponed in June‚ the chairperson suggested both sides consider transferring the matter straight to the Labour Court because the high-profile case would probably end up there in any event.On Thursday‚ when the arbitration was set to begin‚ there was a skirmish between the legal teams about whether there was an agreement to forego the bargaining council process and go directly to the Labour Court.The matter was resolved today‚ said Sibiya’s attorney Victor Nkhwashu...