Nobody is above the law, including members of the ANC who may be found to have committed criminal acts or involved in the July 2021 civil unrest.
08 July 2022 - 17:55Defence minister Thandi Modise says everyone involved in criminal acts during the July 2021 riots will be brought to book, regardless of which political party they belong to.Nobody is above the law, including members of the ANC, who may be found to have committed criminal acts during the July 2021 civil unrest.
“At the level of government we are not interested in protecting this faction or that faction. Anybody who goes against the established norm must face the wrath of the law,” said Modise, who was accompanied by police minister Bheki Cele, minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele and national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola.
Modise was asked about the factions and tension in the ruling party and what the cluster’s assessment was this year as it undertakes several conferences.
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