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-----Original Message----- From: Treasure Mathebula <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:06:53 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [YCLSA Discussion] [CU]ANCYL leaders guilty: suspended sentences suspended we remain vigilant behind those leaders and we are clear on economic freedom in our lifetime On 10 November 2011 01:18, Lerato Motimele <[email protected]> wrote: > Malema, ANC Youth League spokesperson Floyd Shivambu, deputy president > Ronald Lamola, treasurer general Pule Mabe, secretary general Sindiso Magaqa > and deputy secretary general Kenetswe Mosenogi were found guilty by the > ANC's national disciplinary hearing of ill-discipline and undermining ruling > party leadership. > > The youth league leaders were found guilty and each handed a sentence of a > two-year suspension from the party. The sentence itself, was in turn > suspended for three years. > > Floyd's rap > Additionally League spokesperson Floyd Shivambu found guilty of bringing the > party into disrepute by publically condeming ANC national executive > committee member and South Africa's minister of public enterprises, Malusi > Gigaba. > > For this he was sentenced to an 18-month suspension from the party, which in > turn was suspended for three years. He was also ordered to make a public > apology to Gigaba within five days. > > The announcement of the committee's finding is still under way. > > The first charges followed the league's announcement earlier this year that > it would send a team to Botswana to consolidate local opposition parties and > help bring about regime change in that country. > > In the face of ANC outrage over what it said was a breach of its > constitution, the youth league retracted the statement and apologised, but > barged into a meeting of the ruling party's leadership to press its case. > The disciplinary process was begun soon thereafter. > > Malema has 14 days from the date of his sentencing to appeal the party's > verdict, and will continue in his position as the youth league's leader > until then. > > Everything above board > Announcing the ANC's national disciplinary committee's decision, chairperson > Derek Hanekom insisted the disciplinary process had been properly initiated > and followed. He underscored the importance of discipline within the party > as "non-negotiable", and said the committee had rejected arguments, put > forward by witnesses at the hearing -- including Winnie Madikizela-Mandela > -- that the youth league was autonomous and independent from the ANC, its > constitution and its processes. > > Hanekom said the committee had also rejected suggestions that the > disciplinary hearing might be used to settle political scores. > > Malema's first appearance before the ANC disciplinary committee took place > at Luthuli House at the end of August. It was moved after violence erupted > in the Johannesburg CBD. > > Youth league members and supporters threw rocks, bottles and bricks at > journalists and police, and burnt ANC flags and T-shirts bearing the image > of President Jacob Zuma. > > History of discipline > This is not Malema's first time in front of the ANC's disciplinary > committee. In May last year, he was hauled over the coals for accusing > President Jacob Zuma of being worse than former president Thabo Mbeki for > berating him in public. > > After a bungled prosecution, Malema was eventually ordered to apologise to > Zuma, to pay a R10 000 fine, and was sent to a political school and to > anger-management classes. > > The national disciplinary committee at the time said should Malema be found > guilty of provoking serious divisions or a break-down of unity in the > organisation within the next two years, his ANC membership would be > suspended > > Out in force > A huge metro police contingent was deployed outside Luthuli House in central > Johannesburg on Thursday morning, ahead the announcement of the hearing's > decision. > > President and Sauer streets were closed for security reasons by 7am, said > Johannesburg metro police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar. > > "Our officers have been deployed to monitor the situation around Luthuli > House," said Minnaar. > > "They will be there for the rest of the day," he said. -- Sapa, Staff > reporter > > -- > You are subscribed. 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