An ANC ward councillor arrested in connection with the stoning of a Zimbabwean man in Seshego, is “innocent until proven guilty”, the party in Limpopo said on Monday.
The ANC “upholds the principle of innocent until proven guilty”, spokesman David Masondo said in a statement. “We reiterate that no one is above the law and any person, including our ANC members found violating the law should be punished accordingly.”
Masondo called on people not to take the law into their own hands.
Last Monday, a Zimbabwean man was stoned to death at Section 75 in Seshego. Locals alleged the man had killed two South Africans during a house robbery.
Limpopo police spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi last week said groups of local residents had been intimidating foreigners.
The councillor, a 29-year-old woman, was arrested along with five other people early on Friday morning. The six were expected to appear in the Seshego Magistrate's Court on Monday on charges of murder, public violence and arson. – Sapa