Comrade Zama and others, We all saw in the news that the NPA was to meet today and discuss the matter, some of us smell the victory.
The issue of Mama Winnie, the ANC seeked an advice from their lawyers who advised that the constitution is silent on people who received suspended sentences and on that basis adviced the ANC to include the name of Mama Winnie. This is an issue of law, a court can decide if the ANC lawyers were correct or not, not a political party. All parties in South Africa say that they respect the rule of law, they must wait for the electoral court's decision, if they decide to raise the complaint with the electoral court. I hope I have helped you my fellow metalworker, Cde Zama. Regards, Cedric Gina. On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 12:16 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Revolutionary greetings > > Comrades could someone confirm the statement had over the radio this > morning about the NPA withdrawing charges against the ANC President Cde. > Jacob Zuma > > Comrades I had that the IEC has proven some people otherwise that Mama > Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is eligible to be nominated into parliament. > Could some one clarify to me as how this happened, I know she was not > convicted rather given a suspended sentence as the verdict. > > > My confusion is around the eligibility. I would like to know when someone > eligible to be in parliament, is it five years after served your sentence > or is it five years from the day you were sentenced and would like to know > the length of sentences for being found eligible to be part in parliament. > > > Comrades I am a loyal ANC-led structures member and would like to be able > to answer these questions when asked as we sometimes come across legal > gurus who tend to confuse us. so please help > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
