AfriForum has lashed out against President Cyril Ramaphosa amid the group’s legal battle relating to the ‘Kill the Boer’ struggle song. The group has made no secret of its opinion that the song is perceived as a literal threat and not a political tool.
Now, Ramaphosa has been accused of taking sides despite his silence after the Constitutional Court found that the EFF’s Julius Malema had not committed any crime publically singing the chant.
AfriForum accuses Ramaphosa of approving calls for violence
AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel has condemned Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya for commenting that the president refuses to condemn the ‘Kill the Boer’ chant.
Certainly, Kriel has accused Ramaphosa of silently approving of the message the group feels the chant represents:
“President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cold reaction and refusal to condemn ‘Kill the Boer’ show that he gives his unspoken approval to calls for violence against Afrikaners and other targeted minorities.” Kriel said.
Kriel revealed that AfriForum has approached the presidency in a bid to appeal for support amid the Constitutional Court’s refusal to allow for an appeal.
“The President is apparently treating AfriForum’s latest letter and request to him with contempt. He also treated our previous letters to him with the same contempt. This confirms once again that the President was dishonest when he stated that he wanted to discuss and solve South Africa’s problems locally,” Kriel commented.
Earlier, Ramaphosa had condemned the group for lobbying in the United States after the country committed to allowing Afrikaners to apply for refugee status in the country.
In response to this, Ramaphosa had called for South African issues to be resolved locally, condemning AfriForum for fueling divisions in the country.
Group doubles down on legal battle over chant
AfriForum’s response to its bid to appeal the apex court ruling has been to double down and take the fight to international courts.
Commenting on the dismissal, Kriel revealed that his legal team is already hard at work finding alternatives to have the matter heard. The CEO says that it is ‘unthinkable’ that a song calling for the murder of a group of people is legal.
“We do not accept the decision calmly, and we will not resign ourselves to it, because we have self-respect. We also refuse to accept that our children must hear that they can be murdered, and that society approves of it. We will continue to fight this – also internationally.” Kriel said.
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