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The UNDT judgment was appealed by the Secretary-General. UNAT held that UNDT did not exceed the scope of judicial review by reviewing the facts and concluding that there was sufficient evidence of inebriation but concluding there was a lower level of alcohol consumed based on the breathalyzer result. UNAT held that UNDT correctly balanced the competing considerations and concluded reasonably that the imposition of the sanction of separation from service with compensation in lieu of notice and termination indemnity was disproportionate to the misconduct. UNAT held that the fact that the...

Promulgation of MONUSCO Administrative Instruction No. 2013/15: The Tribunal observed that MONUSCO Administrative Instruction No. 2013/15 is of general application to the extent that it applies to all MONUSCO personnel but it was not expressly issued for the implementation of any specific rules or ST/SGBs. However, it does not meet the requirements of ST/SGB/2009/4. Accordingly, the Tribunal held that the lack of promulgation of the AI does not of itself render the impugned decision null and void. Withdrawal of the Applicant’s driving privileges: The Tribunal found that MONUSCO Administrative...

Considering that the sanctioning decision relied heavily on the finding that the Applicant had had five times over the limit established by the SOP from 2012, the interpretation of the reading of the breathalyser remained an issue. In this respect, the Tribunal was not satisfied that the evidence was clear and convincing. The Respondent rejected an explanation offered by the Military Police officer in charge of administering blood tests that the breathalyzer had recalculated the contents of alcohol found in the exhaled breath (BrAC) to relative alcohol contents in blood (BAC) and displayed the...