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Members of Move One Million marched to Constitution Hill to urge the Constitutional Court to take action against those who “consider themselves above the law.”
The organizer had planned to deliver a memorandum to urge the Chief Justice to ensure that the rights of South Africans are respected.
The memorandum sought to ensure that the court “deals with those guilty of denying the majority of South Africans their basic rights.”
The Move One Million movement has marched to Constitution Hill in Johannesburg to ask the Constitutional Court to hold those responsible for the state capture accountable.
Members of the movement also marched to Parliament in Cape Town, to deliver the same memorandum.
The organization, led by Roberto Pietropaolo and Johnny Lawler, presented the memorandum “to remind and demand that the Chief Justice, the President, the Constitutional Court and all those responsible for the governance of South Africa, on the fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution to which every South African citizen is entitled, ”said spokeswoman Joanita van Wyk.
The memorandum called on the Chief Justice to hold accountable those “whose actions … have resulted in the destruction and capture of our government and our economy.”
“Hold those guilty of mismanagement of public and government funds accountable. Hold those guilty of bribery and corruption responsible, regardless of their position or the position of power they hold, ”the memorandum said.
According to the organization, South Africans had suffered “at the hands of those who consider themselves above the law.”
“To restore faith in our leadership, now, more than ever, the people of South Africa need action. We need comfort in knowing that we will no longer be victims of the same laws designed to protect us.
“Our rights must be protected. This can only be achieved through the actions of the Constitutional Court, because of the way it treats the guilty of denying the majority of South Africans their fundamental rights and freedoms, ”the memo reads.
The organization believed that millions of South Africans had had their basic human rights stolen “due to mismanagement, poor leadership and corruption,” leading to a “lawless society marked by poverty, crime and violence. division of our people. “
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