Diwali Facebook ranter's guilty plea is remorseless - KZN ANC
3 March 2017
Durban – The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal says that Facebook ranter Dawie Kriel's guilty plea to racist comments is just a "technical approach", rather than a real show of real remorse.
"We are happy, but we do not think [him] pleading guilty should be used as a mitigating factor. He is pleading guilty because it was not going to be possible for him to argue this case and win in a court of law," ANC spokesperson Mdumiseni Ntuli told News24 on Friday.
Kriel on Friday pleaded guilty to a crimen injuria charge in the Durban Magistrate’s Court.
There large group gathered outside court, including a number of ANC and DA supporters.