By Johnathan Paoli
ActionSA’s Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate, Councillor Xolani Khumalo, on Monday handed himself over at the Katlehong Police Station in connection with an assault charge laid against him late last year.
Khumalo’s appearance at the station drew a strong crowd from ActionSA members and supporters, who gathered outside the premises, some chanting and holding placards backing the controversial crime-fighting activist-turned-politician.
The charge relates to an incident in December, during what ActionSA says was a police-linked drug bust in which Khumalo was involved.
According to the party, the alleged assault occurred when Khumalo was assisting law enforcement in confronting suspected drug dealers operating in the area.
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ActionSA maintains that Khumalo did not act unlawfully and has said the case is part of a wider pattern of harassment of anti-crime activists.
ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont, who addressed the
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