MEC denies involvement in killing
2013-02-27 19:38
Johannesburg - North West Human Settlements and Public Safety
MEC Nono Maloyi has not been arrested for murder, his department said on
Wednesday.
It had been alleged on social media sites and by the
media that he had been arrested for the murder of ANC regional secretary Obuti
Chika, said departmental spokesperson Simon Mmope.
"The department wishes to put it on record that the
MEC is highly on duty and is proceeding with his day-to-day programme of
government," he said.
"We would like to dismiss all allegations and put it
on record that they are all lies and propaganda."
Mmope said Maloyi was a law-abiding citizen.
"The MEC has vowed to trace the source of these
unfounded and malicious allegations. He was been advised to open a case of
crimen injuria with the SA Police Service."
Chika, 33, was shot at point-blank range in the driveway
of his home in Alabama, Klerksdorp, on 14 December.
He died at Klerksdorp Hospital shortly after his arrival
there.
Seven people have been arrested for his murder.
Among them are North West Local Government MEC China
Dodovu, provincial ANC Youth League chairperson Papiki Baboile, Ward Secretary
Paul Molomonyane and Councillor Itumeleng Molebatsi.
The group began applying for bail in the Klerksdorp
Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
- SAPA
