We were not going to wait to see blood flowing. That’s the word from Police Minister Bheki Cele in reaction to the EFF disrupting Thursday night’s State of the Nation Address. He says the police had no choice but to eliminate the threat and to eject the opposition party. This after the red berets stormed the stage when President Cyril Ramaphosa started delivering his speech.
After numerous disruptions, National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was forced to suspend proceedings. There was a threat there of the head of state. As police we have to react,” said Cele. Remember, we have a history in this country where the Prime Minister was killed in the House.
“So we are not going to wait too much to see if there was blood flowing or not. We had to act,” he said. It’s unfortunate that it happened but I’m very sure that is correct the police had no other way of responding.
Source: eNCA
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Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says the party will take legal action against National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, after its members were removed from parliament during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Sona.
EFF MPs were asked to leave the House after raising several points of order, delaying Ramaphosa’s Sona on Thursday evening. Learn more
