'I'm respecting the court. If you want to arrest me, arrest me. If you hang me, so be it.' These were the words Ngizwe Mchunu used when he addressed a packed Randburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. | ntwaagae
old the magistrate he was frustrated by the postponement of the case."I'm respecting the court. If you want to arrest me, arrest me. If you hang me, so be it." used when he addressed a packed Randburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. He is accused of instigating the unrest in parts of the country in July 2021.
Supporters who accompanied him were also clad in traditional gear and they sang traditional songs, lit. They left their sticks and spears outside the main entrance when they entered the building.Mchunu shed tears in court and used a towel to wipe them. "If I won't be able to make it to court tomorrow, there will be problems. I was only expressing [myself after] the arrest of a freedom fighter, [former president] Jacob Zuma. I was only practising my freedom of expression.
"That is the reason I am here, my lord. These postponements may be a result of political interference. I have met with [Police Minister Bheki] Cele and asked him why I was arrested. He replied that I knew why I was arrested."Can this matter end? If I may be arrested, then I must be arrested now. I respect the rule of law. How many criminals are out there? Illegal miners are raping women in this country, and they are not arrested. The law is arresting innocent people like myself .
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