Cape Town – The Electoral Court has reportedly imposed suspended fines of R150,000 each on Visvin Reddy and Bonginkosi Khanyile, senior members of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, for making inflammatory remarks.
The court has imposed sanctions on Reddy, a recently sworn-in member of Parliament, and Khanyile, former leader of the MK Youth League.
According to EWN, Reddy predicted riots if MK lost a legal case against the ANC, while Khanyile suggested elections might be disrupted if party leader and former South African presdient Jacob Zuma was excluded from candidacy.
The Electoral Court has slapped the @MkhontoweSizwex’s Visvin Reddy & Bonginkosi Khanyile with an order to pay a R150 000 fine each, suspended for 5 years over remarks they made in March. Court finds that the pair contravened s 87(1) & 87(2) of the Electoral Act #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/cwcW5M4hM8
— Zoleka Qodashe (@ZOLEKV_Q) July 3, 2024
The fines are suspended for five years, contingent on their adherence to electoral process integrity.
Reddy expressed satisfaction with the outcome.
“I just want to put this behind me and get on with work, but the thing is none of whatever was said happened, we didn’t have the violence, we didn’t have all these things, which was a good thing and it’s something that I wanted, a peaceful election,” the report quoted him as saying.
The Electoral Court has sentenced two members of the MKP, Visvin Reddy and Bonginkosi Khanyile, to pay fines of R150,000 each for contravening sections 81 and 82 of the Electoral Act.
The fines were imposed for inciting violence and riots in the lead-up to the elections. The… pic.twitter.com/slO2H7JW1q
— News Live SA (@newslivesa) July 3, 2024
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