South Africa: SARS 'Hostage Victim' Takes Taxman to Court

Vlok Symington, who was allegedly held hostage by the Hawks in a Sars boardroom at the time Pravin Gordhan was charged with fraud, has taken his employer to court in a bid to stop his "unfair" dismissal.

Symington, a Principal Specialist in the Legal Counsel Division of Sars, has worked at the organisation for 27 years. On Thursday, he filed an urgent application in the Pretoria High Court in which he seeks declaratory relief, and an interdict against pending disciplinary action that Sars has instituted against him.

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