'Judge Yacoob tried to pay me off’ claims sacked Blind and Deaf society director PostNewspaperSA
Durban - Text messages and a voice recording have exposed a retired constitutional court judge allegedly offering the sacked director of KZN Blind and Deaf Society money “to make her go away” and drop her CCMA challenge. In a heated 11-minute phone call, recorded by Shamilla Surjoo, Judge Zak Yacoob can be heard asking her how much money she wanted.Yacoob then asked: “So what are you bought by? I am disgusted that I trusted you. So now, how much do you want to go away, please man.
“That cellphone was not your personal thing. It is the society’s cellphone and should not be used for personal reasons. Why do you want to delete stuff?”In a statement issued to POST, Surjoo said she refused to be used as a “scapegoat”. One message read: “Name the amount, and I will pay you from my own personal account because I was stupid enough to trust you.”
“I do not know where he gets the absurd idea that I would easily be drawn into a ‘bargain’ with him. He is unfortunately mistaken. I will be challenging the patently unfair dismissal, and I will not back down.”
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