GangsterState protesters should not use my name, says Magashule
Johannesburg - ANC secretary general Ace Magashule says those who disrupted Tuesday's Gangster State book launch should desist from protesting in his name as their actions are a form of "political intolerance".
The group were reported to have chanted "Ace, Ace" as they caused a commotion at the store. The book is written by journalist Pieter Louis Myburgh and centres on Magashule's alleged corrupt activities while he was the premier of the Free State and the chairperson of the ANC in the province. “Those purporting to be ANC members and supporter disrupting book launches, burn books and intimidate authors and journalists in my name or to be revolutionary should desist, because these are actions of political intolerance, and against freedom of expression for all South Africans," he said. The organisation issued a quick statement on Tuesday night, hours after the launch was disrupted and ended, saying that the group did not disrupt the launch in the name of the ANC or Magashule.
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