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In a move aimed at reversing a Supreme Court of Appeals (SCA) ruling that found him guilty of assaulting Councilor District Attorney Rano Kayser with a glass jug during a heated council meeting, the embattled Nelson ANC councilor Mandela Bay, Andile Lungisa, presented documents in the Constitutional Court on Monday. Cut.
Lungisa, who has not vacated his council seat despite letters from the ANC Eastern Cape leadership, will file legal documents in Grahamstown Superior Court Tuesday to extend his bail conditions, after the Tax Authority Nacional (NPA) has given you 48 hours to deliver. himself to a correctional facility.
He has also claimed that the letters from the Eastern Cape ANC leaders were “unconstitutional”.
Also read: SCA dismisses the appeal of conviction for assault of Andile Lungisa
Behind the #JusticeforAndileLungisa campaign, ANC Youth League (ANCYL) leaders Ayanda Kasa, Abner Mosasa, and Thabo Kupa, said that a mass mobilization solidarity campaign was based on the idea that all citizens should be treated by equal before the law.
The three ANCYL leaders said in a statement: “We want to affirm that our courts are the legitimate platform through which this principle must be implemented.
“Therefore, we want to state the principle of independence of the judiciary. In this context, the judiciary should always avoid making its decisions due to the status of an individual in society.
“It’s the fact that this is our former ANCYL vice president at the 23rd NEC, he’s still a loyal cadre of the movement. We strongly believe that you are being treated unfairly, given the statements and insinuations, which are vividly noticeable at trial.
“The latest SCA ruling concerns us and should be of great concern to all South Africans who place their faith in the independence of our judicial system.
“We are convinced that our judiciary is the only and last defense of our democracy and should never be used to settle political scores and the points of view of judicial officials.
“The clip used in court does not have the entire process of the fight at the council meeting because the council cameras were not working that day.
“A complete video showing the true nature of the activities is available for all to see.”
See the video below, courtesy of SABC:
Lungisa’s legal argument before the Constitutional Court will be that he hit Kayser with a glass jug in self-defense, while he was being attacked by five men.
He claimed to have made amends with Kayser.
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