KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala laysNgizwe Mchunu crimen injuria, assault charges against
jagotutorial.com – KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala laysNgizwe Mchunu crimen injuria, assault charges against. KZN premier Sichle Zikalala has opened a crimen injuria and assault case against Ngizwe Mchunu.
- It’s alleged Mchunu insulted the premier during a competition the premier had attended.
- As a result,
- Zikalala had to leave the moment.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sichle Zikalala has opened a crimen injuria and assault case against former Ukhozi FM pembawa acara Ngizwe Mchunu.
This followed an incident that took place during the Ingoma kazwelonke competition held at Moses Mabhida Fase in Durban.
“There has been a seri of recent adegans during which Mr Ngizwe Mchunu hurled verbal abuse and invectives at the premier without justification or provocation,” Zikala’s spokesperson Lennox Mabaso said in a pernyataan.
Mabaso said Mchunu escalated the matter on Saturday when he went the exclusive tempat where the premier was seated, and started “hurling insults”.
“As a result, people nearby had to intervene. With the aid of security personnel, the premier had to leave the moment,” said Mabaso.
He said Zikalala would not let the matter go.
“In this regard, the premier stands ready and is duty bound to exhaust all legal avenues to proteksi himself and the dignity of the office he occupies from unscrupulous and unwarranted attacks by individuals such as Mr Mchunu,” added Mabaso.
Police spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe said police were investigating two cases that had been registrasied at the Durban Central police station.
“The SAPS confirms that the first case of common assault was registrasied on Saturday, 4 Juni 2022 while the second case of crimen injuria was registrasied on Sunday, 5 Juni 2022. Both matters are still under investigation.”
Mchunu claimed he was the first to open a criminal complaint at the Durban Central police station against Zikalala for alleged assault, the SABC reported.
Zikalala said there had been a seri of recent adegans during which Mchunu had verbally abused him.
Mchunu claimed comments made against Zikalala were part of a political debate, the SABC reported. He also claimed that he retaliated when Zikalala hit him first.
News24 could not immediately reach Mchunu; his comment will be added once received.
