Oudtshoorn: Speaker Stoffels must pay up personally

Friday 29 August

The ANC in Oudtshoorn is wasting taxpayers' money on long and unnecessary court cases in order to illegally cling to power.

The ANC in Oudtshoorn has no respect for the residents nor the Constitution of South Africa.

After many illegal actions by the ANC in Oudtshoorn, the judge in the case "Stoffels, Speaker of Oudtshoorn Municipality vs. the MEC for Local Government" decided that the Speaker, Mr. John Stoffels is personally liable for the legal bill.

The DA in Oudtshoorn is pleased with this development and have learned that the account will soon be delivered to Mr. Stoffels.

He will not be able to use the taxpayers' money to settle this account.

This is a victory for democracy, as corrupt leaders will have to start paying for their corrupt behaviour. Just like President Zuma, the Speaker of the Oudtshoorn Council must now start to pay up personally.

The Western Cape High Court is sending out a strong message to the other ANC councillors who are illegally in charge of the municipality. The day will come when the court will rule that these councillors also have to personally pay back thousands of rands. Public accountability is one of the core values ​​of the Constitution.

The DA is fighting to restore democracy in Oudtshoorn and the finding against the Speaker of Oudtshoorn is a victory for democracy.

Statement issued by Dr. Ivan Meyer, DA Western Cape Leader and Oudtshoorn Constituency Head, August 29 2014

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