*BUTI MANAMELA: YCL stands by JACOB ZUMA: * *Tuesday 3 February 2009*
When ANC PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma appears in the Pietermaritzburg High Court tomorrow Wednesday 4 February 2009, he will not be alone. He will be accompanied by among others, YCL National Secretary Buti Manamela, as well as a contingent of YCL national leaders. The thoughts and well wishes of hundreds of thousands of Progressive Youth Alliance and ANC members will also be with him. We have consistently expressed our disgust at the continued persecution of the ANC President by malicious elements in the NPA and others seeking revenge following a collapsed bid to win the ANC Presidency in Polokwane 2007. We maintain our belief that the public persecution of the ANC President is nothing else but trumped up charges by the NPA, and that our country and young democracy is being held at hostage by scavengers in the NPA. We have been vilified and called names for supporting ANC President Jacob during his Court appearances. Others have resorted to all manner of hyperbole, predicting the demise of the judiciary and the death of democracy should a political solution be found in this matter. These predictions have no foundation and indicate a fundamental fault line in some people's understanding of this case, as well as why the YCL has taken the position that it has in this matter. We believe that tomorrow when the ANC President appears in court, the judge will preside fairly and act in the interests of our judicial system and the Constitution. Issued by Buti Manamela, YCL National Secretary For more information contact: *Castro Ngobese* *YCL National Spokesperson – 082 567 3557* --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
