EFF to appeal dismissal of SONA removal case
The EFF has vowed to appeal a Western Cape High Court ruling which dismissed its case against the removal of its MPs from the National Assembly.
The party believes its members were unlawfully removed during President Cyril Ramaphosa’a State of the Nation Address in 2023.
In November last year, Parliament's Powers and Privileges Committee ordered the MPs, including party leader Julius Malema and his deputy Floyd Shivambu, to apologise to Ramaphosa for disrupting his address and storming the stage.
EFF spokesperson Leigh-Ann Mathys said on Monday that the party will now approach the Constitutional Court.
"A court that dismisses brutality against elected public representatives who uphold their oath of office sends a crude message to its citizens.
"This normalisation and acceptance of such brutality at the highest levels of justice and governance contribute to the pervasive culture of violence across the country.
"The EFF aims to appeal the ruling at the Constitutional Court, as we continue to participate dynamically and determinedly to strengthen our democracy," she added.
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