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DA Natasha Mazzone’s boss whip.
- The district attorney filed charges against EFF leader Julius Malema and EFF deputy Nazier Paulsen for inciting violence.
- It came as a result of the EFF duo’s tweets in the wake of last week’s events in Senekal.
- The EFF previously dismissed the charges as a publicity stunt and the district attorney’s attempt to win the favor of “right-wing elements.”
The district attorney has given Police Minister Bheki Cele and President Cyril Ramaphosa a choice: Are they on the side of the EFF “fascist thugs” or on the side of South Africans who want peace and prosperity?
Chief District Attorney Natasha Mazzone filed criminal charges of inciting violence at Cape Town Central Police Station on Monday against EFF leader Julius Malema and EFF MP Nazier Paulsen. for posts on social media, allegedly inciting violence, in the context of the events of last week in Senekal. , Free State.
On October 6, a protest against farm killings at the court appearance of Brendin Horner’s alleged killers turned violent when a group of white farmers stormed the court building and overturned a police vehicle.
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The charges follow a tweet from Malema, which read: “Since the government of @CyrilRamaphosa is very afraid to respond decisively, we are alone. At the next appearance, all peace-loving ground and South African forces will be present, in defense of our democracy and property Magwala a chechele morago [Cowards move to the back]! The fighters attack! “
“The Prosecutor’s Office strongly condemns this reckless attempt by the EFF leadership to escalate violence at this increasingly sensitive time in South Africa’s democratic administration,” a statement from Mazzone read.
“We have already seen numerous posts over the weekend from EFF supporters who posted photos of weapons and shooting on videos in support of Malema’s statements.”
Last week, the district attorney also reported Malema and Paulsen to the Parliament’s Ethics Committee to request an investigation.
Mazzone said it was time for South Africans to start taking responsibility for irresponsible tweets, which incite violence or attempt to incite violence.
“It goes completely against the oath of office that we as MPs have taken and it is time to act now. The police minister and the president must decide: are they on the side of the fascist EFF thugs, who are terrorizing our Or are you on the side of South Africans who want peace and want to move forward with prosperity? “Mazzone said after she filed the charges.
Mazzone said it is now up to Parliament and the police to hold Malema and “his band of quasi-revolutionaries” accountable.
“For too long, the EFF has gotten away with this kind of behavior, which has increasingly emboldened them to say and do what they want.”
The EFF “war council”, the party leadership, met on Monday.
On Sunday, the party dismissed the district attorney’s plans to press charges as a publicity stunt and denied that Malema incited violence.
“We dismiss it as a waste of precious law enforcement time, which could be better spent fighting gender-based violence, without entertaining the district attorney’s pathetic attempt to woo the sympathies of right-wing elements in this country. “News24 quoted the EFF spokesperson as saying. Delisile Ngwenya.
