IFP Women Brigade (IFPWB) Chairperson, Mrs Thembeni Madlopha-Mthethwa, said today that the IFPWB will be at the Ingwavuma Court, on Wednesday 30 May 2012 to witness the appearance of ANC Cllr Big John Mathenjwa, accused of assaulting a person in March, resulting in the loss of an eye.
Madlopha-Mthewthwa said: “It is totally unacceptable that a person be assaulted for simply asking ANC Cllr Big John Mathenjwa a question about service delivery at a meeting. Even worse that the assault was so severe it caused the loss of an eye. This is not civilised behaviour by any standard and if found guilty we hope that the book will be thrown at the Councillor.
There is no place in South Africa for this kind of bully-boy politics and we believe that it should be dealt with quickly.”
“If allegations that some ANC leaders tried to bribe the victim into withdrawing the case are true, we hope that swift action be taken against them as well. The assault on its own is bad enough but to know that there are people willing to try to cover up this kind of barbarism with bribery is simply beyond the pale,” added Madlopha-Mthewthwa.
“We call on all people of goodwill to stand up against bullies by joining the IFP protest on Wednesday, 30th May 2012 at the Ingwavuma Court at 09h00.
