The bodies, which have previously objected to the manner in which the Athletics SA (ASA) boss and his executive had handled the Caster Semenya affair, have added to their list of grievances the board’s defiance to the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc).
The bodies said in a statement issued early on Tuesday morning that the ASA board had defied their own council – the federation’s most important decision-making structure – which in September had agreed that they would adhere to the findings of a Sascoc inquiry.
The ASA board was suspended last week, but they have since refused to go arguing that Sascoc was not entitled to take that action.
“The board of ASA is now not happy with the outcome and seeks to contest it through legal means. The ASA Board does not have the mandate of all its member provinces to engage in any legal proceedings against Sascoc.”
The four unions – Western Province, Eastern Province, Boland and Free State – said further that attempts to get the annual report from ASA general manager Molatelo Malehopo had failed.
They warned that if the ASA board had not resigned by noon on Wednesday, “criminal charges shall be laid against each individual member of the ASA board for various breaches of the Companies Act, including the failure to provide members with financial statements despite a direct request”.
“Criminal charges will be laid against each individual member of the ASA board for fraud, for intentionally lying to the members of ASA (in September), with the intention of causing them to act to their prejudice or potential prejudice.”
The four unions are also threatening to lay charges against the board members with ASA’s disciplinary committee for bringing the sport into disrepute and for violating ASA’s constitution.
They added: “A Special General Meeting of ASA will be called to consider a motion of impeachment against each individual member of the ASA Board.”
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