Charges against Chuene listed

Johannesburg - Former Athletics South Africa (ASA) president Leonard Chuene, has been found guilty by a disciplinary inquiry panel, 15 months after he was suspended by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC).

SASCOC said in a statement on Monday Chuene, ASA vice-president Kakata Maponyane and executive member Simon Dlamini, were all found guilty following a lengthy disciplinary process.

The charges and the results of the disciplinary inquiry between Athletics SA and Chuene, Maponyane and Dlamini are:

Charge 1 (Chuene) and charge 7 (Maponyane): The Caster Semenya issue.
Guilty

Charges 2, 3, 11, 12 and 13 (Chuene, Maponyane and Dlamini): Staff loans.
Guilty

Charge 10 (Chuene), Charge 1 (Maponyane) and Charge 1 (Dlamini): Keeping of ASA Board minutes.
Not Guilty

Charges 4 (Chuene) and Charge 7 (Dlamini): Settlement by ASA of the Mokgoatjana claim.
Guilty

Charge 5 (Chuene): Sale of Mercedes-Benz to Chuene for R1.
Guilty

Charge 6 (Chuene, Maponyane and Dlamini): Employment of Banele Sindani as consultant.
Guilty

Charge 7 (Chuene): Failure to account to ASA for per diem payments.
Guilty

Charge 8 (Chuene): Credit card abuse.
Guilty

Charge 9 (Chuene): Per diems received from ASA and IAAF for the same events.
Guilty

Charge 14 (Chuene) and charge 4 (Maponyane and Dlamini): Payment of performance bonuses to Chuene and ASA  staff.
Guilty

Charge 16 (Chuene): Breach of Section 424 of Companies Act.
Not Guilty