DA lays charges against ANC for violence and intimidation
The Democratic Alliance has laid charges against the ANC after the organisation allegedly barricaded a DA truck in an attempt to stop a public meeting and door to door campaigning by the DA in Mangaung in the Free State. “The ANC constituency‚ Ward 49 in Thaba Nchu‚ further resorted to violence which was met with tacit complicity by the Mangaung Police who stood idly by and even went so far as to delay the laying of charges against the ANC's relentless intimidation and violation section 87(1)(f) and section 94 of the Electoral Act which expressly prohibits this conduct‚” charged DA national spokesperson Refiloe Nt'sekhe.She accused the ANC of disregarding the Rule of Law as well as the IEC’s Electoral Code of Conduct‚ which political parties across the spectrum contesting the elections on August 3 local government elections had signed and agreed to comply with at the weekend. She added that it was clear that the ANC was running scared as it was worried about the DA’s growth and momentum heading into the elections.“The ANC is no longer a movement committed to democracy and freedom‚ but has reduced itself to a party only concerned with grasping at waning power over an electorate that has seen through its empty promises and poor service delivery.”..
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