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By Samkelo Mtshali 
9h ago
Makhanda – In another unexpected twist, ANC Councilor for Nelson Mandela Bay, Andile Lungisa, has chosen to remain in prison despite being granted R10,000 bail by the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Makhanda on Friday.
Lungisa’s decision comes after the High Court decided to release him on bail pending the outcome of his request for permission to appeal to the Constitutional Court after he was sentenced to two years in prison for assault with intent to cause serious bodily harm.
This after he smashed a glass jug on the head of DA councilman Rano Kayser during a council fight in October 2016.
The court said that denying Lungisa bail would have been an unnecessary deprivation of his liberty and that he would have to serve his two-year prison sentence anyway if his appeal to the Constitutional Court failed.
News24 has reported that Lungisa’s brother Ayongezwa Lungisa said that his brother had chosen to remain in prison because he wanted to “first complete the programs he had started in prison before coming out.”
Ayongezwa Lungisa is quoted as saying that her brother’s decision to remain behind bars was not part of admitting that what the courts had done and the determination given by the courts had been correct.
“He wants to demystify the myth that he wants to buy all the problems he faces. The second thing is that it may appear that he is not a law abiding citizen, which is why he said that he wants to stay inside to finish those programs, when he finishes them he will go out and join his family and the people of South Africa. Lungisa’s brother said.
On Friday, EFF Deputy Leader Floyd Shivambu said it was great that “Cde Andile Lungisa has been released on bail.”
Shivambu posted on his Twitter account that: “The legal team must keep him out of jail permanently. It is not a threat to society and does not pose a physical threat to anyone. Be strong @mrlungisa! The system is doing everything possible to repress the fighters for economic freedom. ”
Political Bureau
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