The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) vice-chairperson, Janet Love, said that none of the suspects who allegedly attempted to cast a vote more than once were successful.
Love said it was a crime to attempt to vote more than once, hence the suspects were arrested.
This was announced during a press briefing at the National Results Centre in Pretoria.
Journalist Lungile Dube was there and tweeted live:
IEC Commissioner Janet Love says it is a crime to attempt to vote more than once hence, the suspects were arrested. None of them had succeeded to vote. #SAelections2019 @NE_Tribune @Sandton_News pic.twitter.com/elsr6jSVlK
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) May 10, 2019
The deputy national commissioner of police, Lieutenant General Sehlahle Masemola, revealed that 17 people were arrested for allegedly attempting to vote more than once:
Deputy national commissioner of police, Lieutenant General Sehlahle Masemola has revealed that 17 people, were arrested for allegedly attempting to vote more than once #SAelections2019 @NE_Tribune @Sandton_News pic.twitter.com/52Jl0VxFqN
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) May 10, 2019
Two more people were arrested in separate events in KZN for allegedly attempting to vote more than once. According to General Masemola, the pair was caught during the process but did not vote. #SAelections2019 @NE_Tribune @MidrandReporter @Sandton_News pic.twitter.com/XeTZMDrpTo
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) May 10, 2019
Two brothers also in KZN allegedly attempted to vote more than once despite the ink on their thumbs still visible. General Masemola said police were called and the siblings were arrested #SAelections2019 @NE_Tribune @Sandton_News @MidrandReporter pic.twitter.com/KO1hbx8sQ6
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) May 10, 2019
Love further stated that the commission was disappointed by the conduct of some political parties for breaching the code of conduct and for causing disruption earlier today, 10 May.
IEC Commissioner Janet Love said the commission was disappointed by the conduct of some political parties for breaching the code of conduct and for causing disruption earlier today #SAelections2019 @NE_Tribune @Sandton_News pic.twitter.com/bV8KKBeb7q
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) May 10, 2019
