The ANC has dismissed it’s party employee Mr. Errol Velile from performing office duties for the party in Luthuli house with immediate effects. This follows after police pointed him as one of the prime suspects for recent cash in Transit heists in Soweto.
Mr. Errol Velile appeared in Roodepoort Magistrate court on Tuesday for several count of crimes allegations together with his co-accused.
“The ANC expects from its members and employees to respect the laws of the land and not be involved in any criminal activity.”
The party consider his allegations as notifiable and will subsequently nullify his party membership through the party’s Constitutional rules.
“The allegations for which Mr. Errol Velile Present was arrested for and the charges proffered against him are of serious nature that the organisation had to exercise rules provided for in the ANC Personnel Manual, terminating his service with immediate effect.
Mr Errol Velile Present was further informed that in his capacity as a member of the ANC, the organisation will immediately institute disciplinary proceedings against him, in accordance with Rule 25 of the ANC constitution and that in accordance with Rule 25.56 and Rule 25.57 accorded him an opportunity to indicate reasons why the organisation should not immediately exercise its rights to temporarily suspend his membership of the ANC pending the outcomes of the disciplinary proceedings.
The party further said, “The ANC applauds the SAPS for the swift action taken to apprehend the suspects and urge responsible South Africans to cooperate and report all forms of criminality regardless of who is involved to the law enforcement agencies.”
According to crime statistics, South Africa 140 cash-in-transit robberies have taken place since January an increase of 43 percent as compared to 129 heists recorded in the same period last year.
