EFF MP to appear in court over alleged assault
EFF MP to appear in court over alleged assault Nokuthula Khanyile Mon, 10/12/2026 - 07:58 JOHANNESBURG - EFF Member of Parliament Naledi Chirwa is expected to appear in the Hatfield Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Chirwa is accused of assaulting a police officer at the Brooklyn Police Station in Pretoria last Thursday. READ | EFF MP arrested for allegedly assaulting police officer The alleged altercation reportedly followed a dispute over an affidavit she had already signed. Officers allegedly dec
EFF MP to appear in court over alleged assault Nokuthula Khanyile Mon, 10/12/2026 - 07:58
JOHANNESBURG - EFF Member of Parliament Naledi Chirwa is expected to appear in the Hatfield Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
Chirwa is accused of assaulting a police officer at the Brooklyn Police Station in Pretoria last Thursday.
**READ | **EFF MP arrested for allegedly assaulting police officer
The alleged altercation reportedly followed a dispute over an affidavit she had already signed.
Officers allegedly declined to commission the document, explaining that it needed to be signed in the presence of a commissioner of oaths.
The EFF maintains that Chirwa was unlawfully detained and claims she was denied services and mistreated at the police station.
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- October 12, 2026
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- Nokuthula Khanyile
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