EFF MP Dlamini comments on parliament slap: ‘We sorted him out’

EFF MP Marshall Dlamini, the man who made headlines after the president’s state of the nation address when he slapped an officer, has commented on his actions with no sign of remorse.

Dlamini shot to notoriety after a video showing him slapping officer Johan Carstens outside parliament trended on social media.

On Tuesday, the MP was at the memorial of Mlungisi Madonsela, the student who died during protest action at the Durban University of Technology’s Steve Biko campus last week. Madonsela died in hospital, allegedly shot by a security guard.

A report by TimesLive quotes Dlamani saying: “Some racist clown got overzealous in parliament and we sorted him out. We will never apologise to or succumb to racists.

“Let me tell you now, there is no one who is going to dictate to us how we should conduct our revolution because those that we trusted betrayed us. Those that we trusted lied to us. Those that we trusted sold us out. So we are not going to be told by anyone.”

He blamed the ANC for Madonsela’s death, alleging that his death could have been avoided had the ruling party listened to the EFF. The EFF warned the ANC-led government in November 2016, when the country saw a rise in the #FeesMusFall movement, according to the MP.

In the footage, Dlamini can be seen walking out of parliament with EFF members. They appear rattled by something after Carstens walks closer to them. The EFF members then confront officer Carstens, which leads to Dlamini reaching over and assaulting Carstens. The video, shared numerous times on social media, was accompanied by a picture of a bleeding Carstens.

Parliament was still gathering information on the incident and confirmed they were investigating.

(Compiled by Gopolang Chawane)

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