[ad_1]
Tear gas was used to disperse EFF members protesting in Brackenfell on Friday.
Brenton Geach, Gallo Images
Eight EFF members who were arrested during a protest at Brackenfell High School on Friday were released on warnings and are due to return to court in February.
The group appeared in Blue Downs Magistrates Court Monday after they were arrested during the party’s protest against a private enrollment event reportedly only attended by white students.
Eric Ntabazalila, a spokesman for the National Fiscal Authority, said they were accused of public violence.
However, according to a party statement on Friday, its members remained disciplined, militant, and dealt decisively with all forms of provocation.
READ | Chaos in Brackenfell: Police use force to disperse hundreds of EFF protesters
The defendants: Mandilakhe Mvumbi, Lwando Mxulwa, Lusapho Mkhonyana, Yolisa Qasha, Athini Nkosana, Lehlohonolo Mahlubayana, Cebisile Bango and Zamuxolo Blaauw were released under warnings.
“They were released on warning and will return to court on February 12, 2021,” Ntabazalila said.
The party also asked that the man they believe took the beret belonging to an EFF member to return it, or they will run a “door-to-door campaign in Brackenfell” to get it back.
Meanwhile, Cape Town also said they are in the process of determining the damage to infrastructure that was due to the protest and will be recovering the party’s costs.
We live in a world where fact and fiction blur
In uncertain times you need journalism you can trust. For only R75 per month, you have access to a world of in-depth analysis, investigative journalism, leading opinions, and a variety of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest today in the future.
