The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has lodged an urgent application with the constitutional court to appeal the electoral court ruling that former president Jacob Zuma is eligible to stand for parliament under the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party banner in the May general elections, despite his criminal record.
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.MK Party members brandish a banner with the face of former ANC and state president, Jacob Zuma .
The incident raised questions about how Ramaphosa had acquired the money to start with, and whether he had acted properly in reporting the theft. Ramaphosa’s opponents and critics have continued to hammer him over Phala Phala, despite public protector Kholeka Gcaleka clearing him of any wrongdoing, including finding that the allegation that he had violated the Executive Ethics Code was not substantiated.
The IEC’s lawyer, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, told the court that remission did not alter the sentence imposed by the constitutional court, and therefore the fact that Zuma was handed a 15-month sentence remained and disqualified him from running for parliament., argued that the decision by the IEC to remove his client would be an infringement of his rights and would deny MK party supporters the chance to vote for the candidate of their choice.
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