ANC’s alleged covert plan is abuse of democratic processes‚ DA’s Selfe says
The DA says it is considering legal action against the ANC in the wake of reports that the ANC had engaged in covert campaign tactics during the 2016 local government elections. News24 on Tuesday reported that‚ according to court papers‚ the ruling party "planned to spend R50m on a covert campaign targeting opposition parties in the 2016 local government elections". Its intention was to "disempower" the parties with fake posters and influencers on social media‚ but "without revealing the ANC’s hand". The campaign — known as "the war room" — failed because of a lack of funding. DA federal executive chairperson James Selfe said the party had noted the report with "grave concern". "To this end‚ the DA has referred the matter to our legal counsel, who have been asked to consider the case towards both civil and criminal action. In particular‚ the claims regarding fake opposition posters and the establishment of fake news agencies and television shows is an extreme abuse of democratic pro...
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