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News24 reports that Solidarity announced on Thursday that a deputy police commissioner in the Western Cape would be returning return to her post and would be reimbursed retrospectively after a fight of almost a year over her dismissal.
Major General Renee Fick was dismissed from the police on 11 May 2018. The trade union explained that Fick was falsely accused of the dereliction of her duties and issued with a written warning in 2017. Disciplinary action was launched after she refused to undersign the complaint against her and she was then dismissed without warning. The trade union subsequently lodged an unfair dismissal dispute against the police service at the Safety and Security Sectoral Bargaining Council. Solidarity spokesperson Francois Redelinghuys said justice had prevailed for the "dedicated" police member who had at least 39 years' service and who had merely been doing her job properly. He went on to comment: "Police members are part of a system where they are often bullied, leading them to feel depressed. However, we won't back down. We will continue to fight against transgressions and irregularities to which dedicated employees of the SAPS are subjected to daily."
- Read the full original of Jenna Verster’s report on this story at News24
- Read Solidarity’s press statement on this matter at Solidarity News
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