DA condemns violent disruption by ANC in Soshanguve
13 July 2017
The DA condemns the violent disruption of today’s community meeting in the strongest terms. We will open a case of assault against those responsible.
An ANC Councillor refused to allow a DA meeting to commence at the Kopanong Hall in Soshanguve today. The meeting was scheduled to take place at 14h00, with community members from Wards 90 and 37 being in attendance.
The ANC further mobilised in the area and began assaulting community members who wanted to hear the DA’s message of change. Metro police officers were also assaulted with bottles of alcohol during the violent attack.
This is an attack on freedom of association and freedom of assembly, as enshrined in our Constitution. The ANC is violent and destructive because they are seeing that more and more people in Gauteng are choosing the DA.