Having adjudicated on the objections against candidates nominated to stand for the 2019 national and provincial elections, the IEC has upheld one complaint and dismissed more than 50 others. By JKwritingz
This revelation was made by IEC commissioner Mosotho Moepya at a media briefing in Sandton on Tuesday.
The electoral body dismissed all but one objection - which was regarding PAC candidate Alton Mphethi who was sentenced to prison for 18 months. “The commission dismissed all other objections for failing to meet the constitutional and statutory criteria. The majority of these objections related to unproven allegations,” said Moepya.
The commissioner said: “The chairman of the commission [Glen Mashinini] said the IEC could only act within the prescription of the law and constitution and, of course, that’s really what the commission has done”.
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