IEC calls for probe into alleged forgery of signatures by MK party

'An expeditious investigation is essential for the conduct of free and fair elections.'Electoral Commission of South Africa has been marred by allegations of fraud and a leadership purge following claims of fraud by Lennox Ntsodo, a former senior official of the party.He claimed the party also allegedly fraudulently obtained names, identity numbers and cellphone numbers of jobseekers from a database of the Cape metro council.

Ntsodo alleged in his statement that he and the rest of the team had worked for about two weeks at the house of MK party secretary-general in the Western Cape Faizel Moosa in Pinelands, Cape Town, compiling the forged lists. Moosa is South Africa’s former ambassador to Qatar.Ntsodo claimed he had reported the team’s daily progress to Moosa and Fumanekile “Fatty” Booi, the Western Cape chairperson of the party.

IEC spokesperson Kate Bapela said they had noted media enquiries and reports alleging the party submitted fraudulent signatures in fulfilment of the candidate nomination requirements, and that a criminal complaint has been laid with police. “The commission calls on crime investigation authorities to expedite the investigations to establish the verity of the allegations. An expeditious investigation is essential for the conduct of free and fair“The commission confirms the signature portal of the candidate nomination system verified whether the identity numbers submitted were of registered citizens of the republic.

According to the law, political parties must obtain and submit at least 15,000 signatures of members and supporters to register for the 2024 polls and appear on the ballot.WATCH: 6 000 retrenched post office workers question voting for ANC

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