The City of Tshwane shall be laying legal prices towards ANC councillors behind the assault of the Council Speaker. In the continuation of a council meeting on Tuesday, the meeting ended up in a bodily assault by ANC councillors.
ANC COUNCILLORS ATTACK TSHWANE SPEAKER
The continuation of the council meeting on Tuesday was disrupted by a scuffle and violence from aggressive ANC councillors.
Speaker of Council, Congress of the People (COPE) member Murunwa Makwarela was on the receiving finish of the assault. The ANC acquired riled up when the City tried to move a decision to safe a short-term credit score mortgage.
“Despite numerous attempts to bring calm and order, the Speaker was violently assaulted by ANC councillors who can be seen in various video footage physically attacking the Speaker while members of the coalition attempted to defend him,” Tshwane mayoral spokesperson Sipho Stuurman stated.
The assault didn’t finish there. According to Stuurman, as soon as the Speaker introduced that the meeting would proceed just about, he confronted additional assault.
“He was repeatedly hit in the head and back while he sought to leave the chamber.”
Sipho Stuurman
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CRIMINAL CHARGES TO BE LAID AGAINST ANC COUNCILLORS
The multiparty coalition authorities shall be laying legal prices towards the recognized ANC councillors behind the violent assault.
“The relevant ANC councillors have been identified and criminal charges will be laid against them. This is clearly not the behaviour of councillors – it is the behaviour of violent thugs.”
TSHWANE ANC TO TAKE CITY TO COURT TO CHALLENGE ONLINE MEETINGS
The ANC has been threatening to take Tshwane to court docket over the matter of on-line council conferences.
In a lawyer’s letter addressed to the Speaker on Tuesday night, the ANC says such a meeting is illegal. It contravenes the principles and orders of council, the get together says.
“Furthermore, we are instructed that for the resolution to pass, a quorum of 107 + 1 members are required in order to reach a quorum and that despite the fact that council does not reach a quorum, you still want to proceed with virtual council sitting,” says the letter.
But in accordance with Stuurman, the ANC did not comply with the precise route for a authorized problem and as a substitute resorted to violence. Despite the violence, council reconvened on-line, he stated.
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“It is clear that the ANC wants to destabilise the city by preventing council from sitting with their violence that seeks to serve their own political interests at the expense of Tshwane residents.”
“The City of Tshwane multiparty coalition will not be intimidated by attempts to collapse council. We will continue to defend our residents and push ahead with the work of council,” Stuurman stated.
