DA to lay charges against ANC councillors in the book launch disruption

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Two ANC Free State councillors are facing criminal charges for being part of the “violent” disruption of Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule's Web of Capture book launch on Tuesday

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ANC secretary general Ace Magashule's supporters on Tuesday disrupted a launch of a book by Pieter-Louis Myburgh.Two ANC Free State councillors are facing criminal charges for being part of the “violent” disruption of Pieter-Louis Myburgh’sA group, said to be from the ANC in the Free State, brought the book’s launch to a standstill as they stormed Exclusive Books in Sandton on Tuesday night. Their presence forced the removal of copies of the book from the shelves.

“This thuggish act is a direct contravention of the Municipal System Act that regulates the conduct of the councillors. According to the Act, councillors are expected to perform their duties in good faith , honestly, transparently and in the best interests of the municipality,” Kopane said on Wednesday.

“The DA will also be writing to the Metsimaholo council speaker, Cllr Thabo Mabasa, to lodge a complaint about their thuggish act and ask him to take action against them for bringing the council into disrepute.”

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