DA to lay charges against EFF for petrol bomb recipe

The Democratic Alliance said on Monday it would lay criminal charges against the EFF for inciting violence on university campuses.

DA MP and youth leader Yusuf Cassim issued a statement on Monday to say that the Democratic Alliance Students Organisation would lay charges against the EFF.

“The group has‚ over the last week‚ been using violent and racially divisive language to communicate with students. The charge relates particularly to a post by an EFF Youth Command leader‚ Omphile Seleke‚ on Facebook‚ which detailed the steps to make a petrol bomb. This post was subsequently retweeted by the EFF Student Command at the University of Pretoria‚” Cassim said.

The DA would also lay a complaint against the EFF at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) “for the comments made by Mr Seleke”.

“Incendiary and inciting public statements such as this are a cause of great concern and should be viewed as a serious offence‚ especially after the events that unfolded last week at the University of Pretoria‚ University of the Free State and North West University’s Mafikeng Campus.”