IEC to act against MK Party over invasion of storage facility

The IEC has warned of repercussions for MK Party supporters' alleged invasion of a storage facility for election material.The Electoral Commission of SA is contemplating legal action against the uMkhonto weSizwe Party after a group of its supporters allegedly invaded an IEC storage facility and threatened an elections official over the weekend.

The IEC revealed that the MK Party had taken videos of the material stored at the site over the weekend. The commission was dealing with the matter along with the SA Police and would be able to provide further details at its next media briefing. The IEC is contemplating measures against the party and the individuals involved as such obstruction to election activities should not be tolerated. This conduct violates the Code of Conduct and other electoral prescripts.

"Our intelligence communities and cybercrime units are closely monitoring online users. You are warned not to step out of line," she said. Supporters of Zuma, including his daughter Duduzile Sambudla-Zuma, used social media to support various acts of violence and looting during the 2021 riots, which led to the death of more than 300 people and caused losses to the economy to the tune of billions of rands.

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