State of emergency 'not appropriate' to deal with the unrest

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'A state of emergency will be counterproductive in defending our democracy.'

The protests that led to rampant looting were planned to undermine the gains the country made through democracy, said speakers at a briefing held in response to the civil unrest.The declaration of a state of emergency would destroy the gains SA had made through democracy.

“In our situation, there is no problem of inadequacy of the laws. The problem is whether those in control of state resources are willing to deploy them for the benefit of the masses,” he said. “Regrettably they chose to sit on their hands and the much-feared ghastly consequences materialised. Even when they did respond, they were slow,” Mafumadi said.“It’s quite clear this insurrection is planned and is intended to remove a democratically elected government and replace it with the criminal enterprise and those who are refusing to account to the rule of law,” he said.“We call on people to defend our judiciary. We cannot allow counter-revolutionaries to weaken it.

“We are encouraging them not to act outside the law, but to work with law enforcement to make sure they protect the assets and workplaces. There is failure on the side of the state to act. We need to see more to make sure these criminals do not continue to achieve what they want to achieve.”“Those who started this must take responsibility for the people who have lost their lives. It’s the responsibility of those people who started it and they must be made to account.

 

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