Addington Primary: March and March leader opens case against police

March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, who has been charged with public violence at Addington Primary School in Durban, also opened a case against the state.

Ngobese-Zuma handed herself over at the Point Road police station in Durban on Tuesday.

She was charged following a protest at the school that turned violent.

For nearly three weeks, her movement, alongside the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party and Operation Dudula, picketed at the school demanding space for unregistered children.

After being formally charged at the police station, Ngobese-Zuma laid charges against the police.

“What we decided to do as well is that if the state is accusing us of something, then we also decided to open cases against the state,” she said.

Ngobese-Zuma claimed that during the protest, an armed person who was not part of the demonstration allegedly tried to cause a disruption, which resulted in a commotion.

She added that this was not met with consequences by law enforcement.

“Some were chasing this foreign national to try and bring him to the police saying that there’s a person here carrying a gun in public and has actually taken it out and you are not doing anything about it and the police action didn’t do anything about it,” Ngobese-Zuma said.

If the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) declares that she has a case to answer, she will appear before a magistrate.