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| 'Victimised' vet's £50,000 payout | 'Victimised' vet's £50,000 payout |
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| A Zimbabwean-born vet has been paid £50,000 by a government department in settlement of race relations cases. | A Zimbabwean-born vet has been paid £50,000 by a government department in settlement of race relations cases. |
| Dr Crispin Madavo claimed internal disciplinary proceedings against him were acts of victimisation prompted by earlier cases he had brought. | Dr Crispin Madavo claimed internal disciplinary proceedings against him were acts of victimisation prompted by earlier cases he had brought. |
| The Department of Agriculture agreed to the settlement, without admission of liability, and apologised to Dr Madavo. | The Department of Agriculture agreed to the settlement, without admission of liability, and apologised to Dr Madavo. |
| He was employed by the department as an official veterinary surgeon and based at an abattoir in Coleraine. | He was employed by the department as an official veterinary surgeon and based at an abattoir in Coleraine. |
| In 1999, Dr Madavo brought proceedings alleging racial discrimination against the department and these were settled in 2003. | In 1999, Dr Madavo brought proceedings alleging racial discrimination against the department and these were settled in 2003. |
| He subsequently brought a case against the department in 2006 alleging that he had been victimised because of those earlier proceedings. | He subsequently brought a case against the department in 2006 alleging that he had been victimised because of those earlier proceedings. |
| An industrial tribunal, in a decision in June 2008, stated: "We found that Dr Madavo was singled out and victimised by reason of his bringing earlier race discrimination proceedings." | An industrial tribunal, in a decision in June 2008, stated: "We found that Dr Madavo was singled out and victimised by reason of his bringing earlier race discrimination proceedings." |
| I believe I was punished simply for refusing to accept treatment which I think amounted to unlawful discrimination Dr Crispin Madavo | I believe I was punished simply for refusing to accept treatment which I think amounted to unlawful discrimination Dr Crispin Madavo |
| The tribunal awarded him £8,136 in compensation. | The tribunal awarded him £8,136 in compensation. |
| Prior to the hearing of that case, the department had instituted internal disciplinary proceedings against Dr Madavo in September 2006, following an allegation of harassment made by a person named in the vet's complaints. | Prior to the hearing of that case, the department had instituted internal disciplinary proceedings against Dr Madavo in September 2006, following an allegation of harassment made by a person named in the vet's complaints. |
| After a disciplinary hearing in June 2007, the department imposed on Dr Madavo a disciplinary transfer and a disciplinary warning of two years duration. | After a disciplinary hearing in June 2007, the department imposed on Dr Madavo a disciplinary transfer and a disciplinary warning of two years duration. |
| The vet claimed he had been victimised for complaining about racial discrimination. | The vet claimed he had been victimised for complaining about racial discrimination. |
| "I believe I was punished simply for refusing to accept treatment which I think amounted to unlawful discrimination," Dr Madavo said. | "I believe I was punished simply for refusing to accept treatment which I think amounted to unlawful discrimination," Dr Madavo said. |
| "I am happy to see the matter finally resolved with the acceptance by the department that I had acted reasonably in pursuing my concerns, and in the rescinding of the disciplinary action incorrectly taken against me." | "I am happy to see the matter finally resolved with the acceptance by the department that I had acted reasonably in pursuing my concerns, and in the rescinding of the disciplinary action incorrectly taken against me." |
| The department has also agreed to meet with the Equality Commission, who supported the case. | The department has also agreed to meet with the Equality Commission, who supported the case. |