Former prisons chief Linda Mti has been appointed as head of 2010 Soccer World Cup security, the Local Organising Committee confirmed on Tuesday.
”He took up his post in January,” spokesperson Tumi Makgabo said.
Mti resigned as head of correctional services in November last year.
His resignation came a few days after Johannesburg police confirmed that he had been arrested for drunken driving after being involved in an accident in Sandringham, Johannesburg.
It was reported that Mti had smashed his vehicle into the rear of another car. The driver of the vehicle alleged at the time that Mti could not stand up straight and his speech was slurred.
He was released on a warning and ordered to appear in court in January.
On Tuesday, Gauteng police said that Mti’s case had been struck off the court roll as the results of his blood test were not yet available.
”It was taken off the court roll because of no blood report,” said Director Govindsamy Mariemuthoo.
”Once taken off the court roll [it] does not mean there is no case.”
Mariemuthoo said the case against Mti could be back on the court roll once the blood report had been received. He could not say when this would happen.
Blood tests could take six to eight weeks, although it could be influenced by other factors, he said.
Last year, Mti was also investigated by the Public Service Commission over a possible conflict of interest when contracts for prison maintenance were awarded to companies with which he was allegedly associated.
He came under fire for having received a R30 000 performance bonus while his department received qualified audit reports for the past five years. — Sapa