The prosecutor has declined to proceed with a charge of intimidation against Albert Mokoena, former acting head of the South African Football Association (Safa), Johannesburg police said on Tuesday.
Superintendent Lungelo Dlamini said the case was withdrawn on Monday. He did not know the reason for the prosecutor’s decision.
The acting president of Safa, Reuben Mahlalela, announced Mokoena’s resignation on Monday.
He said: ”I had a meeting with Mokoena to review all the weekend media reports but he dismissed most of the allegations. He said he would allow all the processes presently under way to be concluded, and he was confident that he would be vindicated.”
Faith Ramoupi, a former Safa employee, had opened the case last week.
Mokoena allegedly assaulted his personal assistant Herbert Rasekhula, who was at Ramoupi’s house in Bassonia, south of Johannesburg, on October 17.
According to newspaper reports, Mokoena and Rasekhula were allegedly lovers.
Rasekhula, who is the goalkeeper for Soweto Club FC Panthers, was also reportedly involved in a relationship with Ramoupi.
Mokoena was employed as Safa’s chief operations officer for the past two years, and was asked by the association to act as chief executive after Danny Jordaan was seconded to the successful World Cup 2010 bid committee. — Sapa
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