FF+’s Mulder calls Hawks’ investigation into AfriForum ‘ludicrous’

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Cape Town – The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) has condemned the Hawks’ investigation into AfriForum over allegations of high treason, accusing the organisation of spreading misinformation about South Africa’s Expropriation Act in the US.

According to IOL, FF+ leader Corné Mulder argued that the ANC, not AfriForum, should face charges for state capture, referencing findings from the Zondo Commission.

Mulder criticised the Hawks for pursuing politically motivated investigations and called the charges against AfriForum “ludicrous”.

“The ANC should in no way be allowed to claim the sole right to convey its own, biased message to the world about the state of affairs in South Africa,” the report quoted Mulder as saying.

“… The charge against AfriForum is ludicrous and it is unacceptable that the Hawks, tasked with more than enough of its own important work, have to waste time on conducting politically motivated investigations,” Mulder said.

Hawks confirmed on Monday that four dockets of high treason have been opened following allegations of misinformation.

“Indeed we are apolitical but when it comes to the complainant, we also don’t discriminate whether a complainant belongs to a political party or not. So there are four dockets that have been opened by different people, maybe from different parties that concern some individuals that may have crossed the border to go and communicate some of the things that are perceived to be in the direction of high treason.

“I don’t want to mention names of organisations… but there are some organisations that are suspected to be involved,” Hawks Head General Godfrey Lebeya  said.

According to SABC News, “political parties, including the uMkhonto weSizwe Party and other individuals, are said to have registered complaints following allegations that US President Donald Trump was misled about the land issue. This led to Trump attacking South Africa, accusing it of human rights abuses against Afrikaners”.

AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel and Solidarity’s Flip Buys were in the US recently and met with members of Trump’s administration to advocate for the interests of Afrikaners in South Africa.

The group presented a memorandum to showcase alleged human rights violations against Afrikaners, as well as the African National Congress’s (ANC) poor governance.

They urged the US to recognise Afrikaners as a cultural community, increase support for cultural infrastructure, and pressure ANC leaders to change their policies instead of imposing sanctions.

“Pressure be put on South Africa to declare farm murders a priority crime and to take decisive action against those calling for violence against Afrikaners.

“Pressure be also be put on the South African Government to revise the Bela Act, the Expropriation Act and legistlation that discriminates on the basis of race,” read part of the memo.

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