Carl Niehaus is not down without a fight. The former Umkhonto Wesizwe Veterans spokesperson is appealing the decision to expel him from the ANC for misconduct. Niehaus was expelled from the ANC on Monday.
The findings of the national disciplinary committee (NDC), which were widely circulated, state that Niehaus was found guilty on six counts of misconduct for contravening rule 25 of the ANC's Constitution.

FALSE STATEMENTS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

Niehaus was charged for a statement he made in July 2021 outside the home of former president Jacob Zuma before the July unrest. ANC disciplinary committee chairperson Ralph Mgijima wrote that some of the statements Niehaus made were false information and in the public domain to cause confusion and disunity in the ANC. It brought the ANC into disrepute. "The NDC is of the view that the charges for which the charged member has been found guilty are very serious. As such, the charged member's plea that he be sanctioned with a reprimand, if found guilty, is wholly inappropriate.The utterances of the charged member were made at a time when the circumstances surrounding the arrest and subsequent committal to prison of former president Zuma was very volatile as evidenced by the subsequent riots which took place in KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng and resultant loss of life and limb and damage to and loss of property," the statement reads.

FIVE YEAR SUSPENSION REJECTED

He said that Niehaus showed no remorse and persisted with his view that the ANC was acting in violation of its constitution and his rights by disciplining him.Mgijima further said that like all other members of the ANC was bound by the party's code of conduct. Mathews Phosa, who represented Niehaus during the hearings, recommended a five-year suspension which was rejected. "The failure of the charged member to show any remorse for his misconduct convinced the NDC that he was not capable of being rehabilitated. "The charged member is expelled from the ANC," Mgijima said.Niehaus is a well known staunch Jacob Zuma ally. Recently he has been picketing putside Nasrec where the 55th ANC National Conference will be held this week

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