ANC conference abandoned
2013-03-12 13:28
Johannesburg - The ANC's elective conference in its Port
St John's sub-region has been abandoned for a second time because of violence,
it was reported on Tuesday.
The Dispatch Online reported that some of the delegates
were allegedly beaten up and pepper-sprayed during the conference at the
weekend.
Mlamli Ndabeni, the sub-region’s secretary, confirmed
that it was decided on Sunday to adjourn the conference.
He denied reports that shots were fired and that private
security guards were hired to keep order, and said internal security in the
form of ANC marshals was used.
"Yes, I was told that shots were fired, but that is
not true. We couldn’t find [evidence] to that effect," he told the
Dispatch Online.
Ndabeni said the commotion took place outside the
conference hall when people wanted to forcefully enter.
The conference had been postponed until Wednesday.
Last month, the Dispatch Online reported that the same
conference had to be adjourned after it was marred by chaotic scenes when it
was discovered that at least three of the branches had been excluded from the
sub-region’s credentials report.
- SAPA
