One of the EFF's WC founding members, shot and killed in Khayelitsha
One of the founding members of the Economic Freedom fighters (EFF) in the Western Cape, was shot and killed close to his Khayelitsha home on Sunday.
Western Cape police confirmed that they are probing a case
of murder for 34-year-old advocate Ayanda Gladile.
PICTURED: Ayanda Gladile“Harare detectives are probing a murder case following the
death of a 34-year-old man in Makhaza, Khayelitsha. Preliminary investigation
reveals that members attended to a shooting incident in Golide Street in
Makhaza ... at about 4.50pm. On arrival at the scene, the members found the man
had already succumbed to a gunshot wound to his neck,’’ said Lt-Col Malcolm
Pojie.
No arrests has been made.
Adv. Ayanda Gladile was a true socialist revolutionary, he represented Fees Must Fall arrestees for free when it was not a fashionable thing to do.
He took probono cases and represented communities who embarked on land occupations because he knew that land is dignity ✊🏿 pic.twitter.com/eamHta0a0g
The Black Lawyers Association (BLA) condemned the killing.
“We are concerned that this phenomenon of the killing of
black lawyers in their own communities is undesirably getting too common.The
unfortunate irony is that Adv. Gladile has dedicated his life to live amid our
people and be accessible to help dispense justice in service of the desperate
and vulnerable communities, yet he gets killed within the very community he
makes sacrifices to serve.
“We call upon the law enforcement agencies to leave no
stone unturned in investigating this senseless and heinous crime and bring the
culprits to the full might of the law. We pass our sincere condolences to the
Gladile family and friends and assure them that we grieve with them during the
loss of their loved one,’’ said BLA in a statement.
Done By: Mitchum George
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