By Obakeng Maje

ATAMELANG-The DA has laid charges against 4 ANC members that had maliciously damaged and destroyed DA posters in Gannalaagte Ward 5 Tswaing in the run-up to upcoming by-election of 23 October 2013.

 

  

 

A formal complaint was also lodged at a Local Party Liaison Committee meeting of the IEC. 

 

In addition a complaint was forwarded to the national IEC Offices.

 

 

 

“The ANC representatives attending the meeting on Thursday 10 October was requested by the IEC official to reprimand their members to respect property of other parties contesting the by-election” DA Tiaan Kotze said.

 

 

 

Despite the request the ANC defiantly intensified its campaign against the DA by destroying almost all of the posters resulting in damages of more than R15 000, 00.

 

 

 

“Several DA members and the DA candidate witnessed as they went on their road of destruction” Kotze said. 

 

 

 

The intensified destruction started after a funeral on Saturday 12 October, where a government official of the Department of Rural and Land Affairs accused the DA as a “racist Party” that will bring apartheid back, says DA.

 

 

 

“Some threatening messages were written on the posters.  The DA Tswaing will not be intimidated by these actions.  Voters have the Constitutional Right to associate with a political party of their choice” said Kotze. 

 

 

 

DA says, their vote is their secret. 

 

“The ANC promising them food parcels and blankets is an incentive to try and buy the loyalty of the Voter”.

 

 

 

“The intimidation by the ANC and the distribution of food parcels in by-election ward are signs that the ANC is increasingly coming under threat from their former support base” concludes DA Tiaan Kotze.-TDN

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