DA to submit formal complaint to IEC over ANC 'war room'
DA leader Mmusi Maimane met with Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) officials in Centurion over the ANC's alleged 'war room' today.
Maimane says the ANC's intimidation of the IEC's deputy chairperson Terry Tselane and the recent revelations surrounding the alleged covert campaign that targeted opposition parties in the run-up to the Local Government Elections in 2016 were discussed.
"In the matter of the ANC's intimidation of the Deputy Chairperson of the Commission, and by extension the Commission itself, there was an assurance that the matter is receiving the necessary attention, and public feedback will be given soon. In this regard, I requested that a report on the intimidation be tabled before Parliament, as this is the body that this important Chapter 9 institution ultimately accounts to," says Maimane.
Maimane says the IEC invited the DA to submit a formal complaint in order to activate an official investigation in to the ANC's alleged campaign.
"We have decided to do so, and will submit the formal complaint in the coming days," says Maimane.