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- The NPA in the Eastern Cape has written to the court clerk requesting that ANC councilor Andile Lungisa report to the authorities within 48 hours to begin serving his sentence.
- The court clerk served the notice to his lawyers on Thursday.
- Lungisa was convicted in 2018 of assaulting a councilor of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
ANC councilor and former youth league vice president Andile Lungisa received a notice to report to authorities within 48 hours of receiving it, to begin serving his sentence, the National Fiscal Authority (NPA) said. .
“The court clerk delivered the notice to his lawyers yesterday [Thursday]”Said NPA regional spokeswoman Anelisa Ngcakani.
“That was the condition of the bond pending the outcome of his appeal to the SCA,” said Ngcakani.
Lungisa was found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison for assault with intent to cause serious bodily harm in 2018.
The court suspended his prison sentence for one year under certain conditions, News24 reported.
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His 2018 conviction was for breaking a glass water jug on the head of DA councilman Rano Kayser during a council fight in 2016.
On Wednesday, the Bloemfontein Supreme Court of Appeals dismissed Lungisa’s appeal.
Without base
The SCA said it found no basis to interfere with the judgment imposed by the trial court on the basis that the court had properly balanced the appellant’s personal circumstances, the nature and gravity of the crime committed, and the interest of society.
It is observed that Mr. Lungisa used a dangerous weapon by hitting the complainant in a sensitive part of his body, the temple, causing serious, life-threatening injuries.
“Although he was a first offender and respected by his community, the crime that Lungisa committed was serious and had devastating consequences. He did not behave in the way expected by the community of his councilors, he did not take responsibility for his actions and showed total fault of remorse for his deeds. “
News24 previously reported that on Tuesday, Lungisa received a suspension letter from the provincial executive committee (PEC), along with an instruction to resign from his position on the council.
