Now that it is out in the open so to speak I think the Captain involved should now take this very personally and sue the ass off the individual who instigated the proceedings as a personal law suit, as well as one against the company.
The AOA should assist the individual as the punishment far outweighs the crime. A GOOD and WISE leader would have had a sense of humour. If the peanuts had landed close to him as described or if it was more "deliberate" a private "bo***cking" and a loss of seniority. A message could then have been sent to the AOA and all crew that the line is getting close to being crossed.
We would then have "some" respect for our CEO. All we have now is greater contempt for a very sad individual - he is becoming a real PARIAH. Lets hope it is a Pyrrhic victory and the board of Swires finally wake up and remove this cancer from our midst, "a controversy too far" from a controversial figure.