PMC defends CPF member amid smear campaign

THE People’s Movement for Change (PMC) has kicked back in defence of their member and Elsies River Community Policing Forum (CPF) member who came under scrutiny in recent days after a photograph of her and the son of alleged 28s gang leader, Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, surfaced.

- GENEVIEVE SERRA

This comes as Provincial Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, announced a re-election of the CPF. PMC said it was a smear campaign against her, describing it as baseless and a blatant act of political cowardice.

They said the DA should clean up their own house following the arrest and charge of former Human Settlements MMC, Malusi Booi, who is facing charges of tender fraud, among others and apparent links to alleged 28’s gang leader, Ralph Stanfield.

Marais welcomed the intervention by the Western Cape Provincial CPF Board after the integrity of individuals serving on the recently elected Elsies River CPF came into question.

“A new Annual General Meeting for the CPF will now be arranged to elect new representatives. Verification for eligibility will be done prior to the AGM. This matter also resulted in the CPF constitution being amended to prevent future occurrences of this nature,” she said.

Earlier this week, Western Cape community police board spokesperson Radique Johnstone said they were exploring a process for executive membership to be reviewed and vetted before elective meetings following concerns raised after Claudine Coleridge appeared in a photograph with Booysen’s son.