DA councillor accused of misusing money from special fund
Democratic Alliance (DA) provincial leader Athol Trollip has laid a criminal complaint against one of the party’s councillors for allegedly misusing money from a discretionary fund. DA councillor Nico du Plessis is accused of fraudulently using money from the Helenvale (Ward 13) fund.The criminal complaint was laid on Saturday following a DA provincial executive meeting on Friday evening.In addition to the criminal investigation‚ the provincial executive said on Sunday that disciplinary charges against Du Plessis were under way and they had also applied to have him suspended from DA activities until the outcome of the hearing.Du Plessis has denied the fraud allegation.He said on Sunday night the accusation stemmed from a travel allowance for struggling students. - RDM News Wire, The Herald..
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