Six suspects arrested for the EFF Polokwane Vodacom clash. Limpopo police Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said the six suspects handed themselves over to police on Thursday morning. He added police were still continuing with investigations.
Police said they could not confirm the political affiliation of the suspects who handed themselves over to police on Thursday.
Six people have apparently handed themselves over to police in connection with damages caused to a Vodacom shop at a mall in Polokwane at the weekend.
Damage caused at a @Vodacom store in Polokwane, allegedly by EFF members. pic.twitter.com/yMvLwuajTJ
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) December 2, 2018
This comes after the DA wrote to the speaker of Polokwane municipality, Mariri Ralefatane, to summon EFF councillor in Ward 13 Oupa Ramaphoko to appear before the ethics committee for allegedly being an accessory to a crime in the alleged vandalising of a Vodacom store in the province.
DA councillor in the Polokwane municipality Tiny Chidi said the EFF councillor’s alleged actions are in contravention of the code of conduct for councillors as outlined in the Municipal Systems Act of 2003, Schedule 1.
The DA councillor said the party acknowledged everyone had a right to protest, “but it must be conducted within the prescripts of the law”. “The right to protest does not in any way promote malicious damage to property.
“We have already added additional criminal charges against the EFF under case number 29/12/18 at the Polokwane police station on Monday.
Makhado Limpopo @Vodacom Store also damaged. pic.twitter.com/Vr32jIXfET
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) December 2, 2018
Source: The Citizen