Floyd Shivambu cleared of reporter's assault
EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu has succeeded in having assault charges against him cleared.
This after the Cape Town Magistrate's Court ruled in Shivambu's favour.
The lengthy court battle stems from the infamous 2018 scuffle between Shivambu and journalist Adrian de Kock at the parliamentary precinct.
At the time, De Kock alleged he approached Shivambu for comment on the disciplinary hearing of former DA member Patricia de Lille.
On Wednesday, the court decided against prosecution.
The EFF welcomed the move as a "rational and logical decision".
"After more than three-years of a tedious and frivolous back and forth, over a matter involving an invasive and arrogant white-male journalist, sense prevailed over a witch-hunt, in which the state was exposed for having no basis for a case against the deputy president," the party said in a statement.
The red berets claim a politically motivated agenda was the driving force of the case.
"The conclusion of this case is a blatant rejection of an agenda by the liberal media and vindicates the EFF in our long-held position that cases against the EFF and its leaders, are nothing but factional pursuits to taint the character of the leaders in the war for Economic Freedom.
"All the charlatans, chance-takers, and agents of white-monopoly capital will continue to be exposed on the picket lines, on the benches of our judiciary, and across all spheres of society," the party added.
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