LOOK: ANC and DA in Tshwane trade accusations, lay counter charges
PRETORIA - Leaders of the regional ANC in Tshwane were at the Weirdabrug Police Station, in Centurion on Wednesday, to lay criminal charges against DA councillor Kinsley Wakelin, accusing him of racism and breaching the Electoral Act by removing posters of other political parties.
"We are here as the ANC to submit our statement and our affidavit, to press charges against him based on the Electoral Act. We think that he has undermined the Electoral Act. According to the Electoral Act, a person may get even a period of ten years for violating the Electoral Act.""Because of his conduct and his racist behaviour, he is not fit to be a councillor of a ward of the DA here in Tshwane.
"Today [Wednesday] Tshwane MMC Economic Development Ridge Peterson, DA Tshwane Deputy Chief Whip Cllr Crezane Bosch and the DA Tshwane Ward 48 Councillor Kingsley Wakelin have opened a criminal case against ANC Tshwane Caucus Spokesperson Lesego Makhubela at the Weirdabrug Police Station in Centurion," said Bosch in the statement.
Bosch said Wakelin had applied for permission from the City of Tshwane to remove these illegal posters in his ward.
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