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The ANC’s deputy general secretary told reporters on Friday that the top six had finalized the report on whether party members should resign or step aside while facing criminal charges.
FILE: ANC Undersecretary General Jessie Duarte addresses the Katlehong community during an ANC campaign. Photo: Abigail Javier / EWN
JOHANNESBURG – African National Congress (ANC) undersecretary general Jessie Duarte said on Friday she expected a difficult discussion from the national executive committee (NEC) on whether party members should resign or step aside while facing criminal charges.
Duarte told reporters that the top six had finalized their report on the matter after consulting with senior legal counsel.
Although the ANC ruled at its 54th conference in 2017 that members implicated in crimes or subjected to legal proceedings should step aside, some refused to do so.
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Duarte once again described the question of whether ANC members should recuse themselves from positions of power as a “dilemma” for the party.
“We must also take into account the unfortunate reality that several people are being charged so that they can be removed from their positions by others who need to fill those positions for their own purposes,” said Duarte.
He explained that the challenge was to get the party’s resolution to conform to the country’s Constitution.
“We would like the ANC to stay with the perspective of political morality, but we cannot be an ANC that does not take into account justice in the country,” he said.
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The NEC meeting is expected to take place next weekend.
If the resolution is validated, this could result in high-level members, including Secretary General Ace Magashule, being forced to leave their posts.
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