Quote from The Citizen, 23/1/2001:
"The lengthy delay in the trial of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Trevor Abrahams
for alleged involvement in a pilot licensing scam would prove costly to
taxpayers, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said yesterday.
DA spokesman Stuart Farrow said the case has been remanded until September,
meaning that Abrahams would receive a salary for over a year on suspension.
Abrahams was suspended on full pay in August last year, Farrow said the CAA
board had the findings of a review panel which had investigated various breaches
of aviation regulations.
The panel found that Abrahams did breach aviation regulations by failing to
immediately report the crash landing of a plane he was piloting.
Another panel found in August last year that Abrahams private pilot's license
included an instrument rating which was issued irregularly."
Well now I know where my hard earned tax goes, not to mention my licence renewals!
[This message has been edited by WildFrequency (edited 23 January 2001).]