South Africa: Parliament Disgraces Itself Over Suicide Inquiry

The family of Lennox Garane, the parliamentary manager who committed suicide last year as a protest against abuse and bullying within parliament's administration by senior staff, has declared itself "greatly disappointed that Parliament did not keep to any of their promises with regards to the investigation" into his death.

With little advance notice and no public consultation Parliament appointed the Public Service Commission (PSC) to conduct an inquiry into the tragedy. However, in a letter to the PSC dated 19 December the Garane family wrote that parliament "has dealt with the family in a "dictatorial manner as opposed to a collaborative relationship promised" and adds that this "has only further increased our distrust for the parliamentary system in its commitment to administrative justice."

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