Bozell has joined an irresponsible right-wing chorus in South Africa which has undermined judgements by the Equality Court, the Supreme Court of Appeals and the Constitutional Court which have found and affirmed that the liberation chant “Kill The Boer, Kill The Farmer” constitutes free speech.

EFF National Spokesperson Sinawo Thambo said it was these courts that affirmed that the chant should not be interpreted literally, and forms part of the tradition and history of struggle against oppression in our country.

“It is therefore dangerous that right-wing racist groups in South Africa continue to undermine our judiciary by questioning and lobbying foreign governments on a judicial matter, which the highest court in our land has made a determination on. It is even more dangerous when the talking-points of these fringe and Boeremag associations are adopted by a senior diplomat and Ambassador to our country from the USA,” he said.

Thambo said Bozell’s comments are a direct insult to South Africa’s judicial system, and constitute a concerning precedent of a foreign nation disregarding the integrity and standing of our courts.

“It is only following the EFF highlighting that Bozell has undermined our judiciary, that he saw it fit to issue a communication stating that he made his disrespectful comments against our judiciary in his personal capacity.The EFF dismisses this with the contempt it deserves, because Bozell spoke at length about how he was expressing the supposed impatience of the Donald Trump administration with South Africa, regarding their numerous requests to South Africa that undermine our sovereignty.

“Bozell spoke about the USA’s requests for legislative changes and a shift in foreign policy in South Africa, when he made the comment that he does not care what our courts determination was in relation to “Kill The Boer, Kill The Farmer”. In light of the context in which he made his comments, wherein he threatened disinvestment from South Africa should the US’s requests not be adhered to, the EFF calls on Chief Justice Mandisa Maya to speak clearly in defence of our judiciary against coercion and threats by a foreign government through its most senior diplomat,” he said.

Thambo further said : “If the US Ambassador is not called into order for aligning threats of disinvestment with a disregard of our courts and legislation, this raises a concern on whether this method of coercion will not be used to intimidate our courts and judges into making rulings that align with the domestic and foreign policy demands of the USA.The Chief Justice therefore has a duty to reaffirm the independence of our judiciary.”

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has moved to demarche United States Ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell III.

The move comes after Bozell expressed his belief that ‘Kill the Boer’ is hate speech.

He made the remarks during his keynote speech at an event in Hermanus in the Western Cape.

On Wednesday, during a media briefing, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola said they welcome active public diplomacy and the strengthening of bilateral ties.

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