ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. Picture: Gallo Images ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has responded to criticism about why he involved the police in ANC internal matters after ballot papers used in the ANC Johannesburg elective conference were found in a house in Pretoria. The ballot papers were found at the house belonging to the owner of the election agency, EMCA.
The owner reportedly tried hiding the ballot papers when police pounced on her property on Sunday. The entire raid was caught on live television, prompting some to question whether it was staged. There were also senior ANC officials, such as Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni on site.
“ANC security went there following a tip and they found what they found,” said Mbalula. He said a fraud case had been opened at the Garsfontein police station. “There is law in this country that needs to be followed, the police will probe this and we will give them the evidence that we have got and all of that and witnesses of this crime that is alleged to have happened.” Mbalula said for now the results of the regional conference are not under scrutiny until there is evidence of foul play.
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“There are complaints that have been raised in particular with the election of the additional members,” he said. Mbalula said the SABC was at the site of the raid because they had received a tip-off about it.
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