ANC official's murder barbaric - SACP
2012-12-14 20:31
Johannesburg - The murder of ANC regional secretary David
Chika represents barbarism of the worst kind, the SACP said on Friday.
"We strongly condemn this incident as it has no
place in our democracy, but above all in our ANC-led revolutionary
alliance," said North West spokesperson Smuts Matshe.
He said the murder underlined the seriousness of the
political situation of the North West.
Matshe said the shooting occurred within weeks after the
car of SACP provincial secretary Madoda Sambatha was burnt at his home, the
attempted murder of ANC provincial secretary Kabelo Mataboge, and the
continuous death threats to Cosatu’s provincial secretary, Solly Phetoe.
Chika was gunned down outside his house in Alabama,
Klerksdorp on Friday morning.
"No other people were injured in the shooting... A
murder docket has been opened," said Brigadier Thulani Ngubane.
David Mosiane Chika, 33, stopped his vehicle at the gate
at 01:00 and told his wife not to leave the house because he had seen someone
lurking outside. He went to investigate.
Ngubane said Chika's wife heard a gunshot followed by
footsteps. Someone jumped the fence and ran to a car parked outside the yard.
She screamed for help and went to check on her husband.
Neighbours helped her take him to Klerksdorp Hospital,
but he was certified dead shortly after arrival.
"The deceased had one bullet wound in the
stomach," said Ngubane.
Matshe called on all SACP members to be calm and avoid
making unfounded allegations or jumping to misleading conclusions.
"As the SACP, we have confidence in the SAPS to
bring the perpetrators to book. To the perpetrators we call on them to hand
themselves over to the police, as they cannot survive the thorough
investigations of the SAPS."
ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said the shooting
was a reflection of people fighting for positions in the party.
"People think if you are in a particular position
you are an obstacle. They want to remove you."
Chika was from the Kenneth Kaunda region, Mantashe said in
a televised business briefing.
- SAPA
