The ACDP has condemned in the violent
actions of protestors in Uitenhage, in the Eastern Cape
The protest saw private and public property
damaged, as well as shops being looted in the area earlier on Friday.
“The challenge, however, is that all too
often this right to protest is not tempered with the responsibility to protest
within the ambits of the law,” Dudley added
She further added that The ACDP supports
the right of the poor and marginalised sectors of society to have access to
quality service delivery, water, electricity and housing, but they cannot
condone the method used in on Friday’s protests to attempt to access these
services.
“As political campaigns gather momentum the
potential for increased violence is great as unscrupulous opportunists stir up
trouble and use communities to advance their own personal or party agendas,” Dudley said.
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