Khoisan Defiance Campaign angry after Etzebeth finding

The KGC did not mince their words as they reacted to the finding of former Judge Johann van der Westhuizen after an internal investigation into an altercation in Langebaan in the Western Cape before the Rugby World Cup.

The Springbok rugby player had been accused of racism and using derogatory language.

“What a blatant and deliberate attempt by SA Rugby and the media to deliberately mislead SA about the Etzebeth case,” KGC leader Sammy Claasen said on Monday.

“The news headlines created a false impression that a court of law found Etzebeth innocent.

“This was false‚ incorrect and misleading.”

The KGC laid a complaint of racial assault against Etzebeth with the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) before the World Cup and those cases have not reached finality.

Claassen said the criminal and human rights cases were continuing and they were not surprised by Van der Westhuizen’s findings.

We want justice and the courts will have their final say

“Both cases still need to go to trial for judgment. It is only an internal SA Rugby investigation that cleared Etzebeth‚ but we expected that as we have no faith or trust in this cabal.

“However it is important to report that the criminal investigations and docket were handed to the National Prosecuting Authority and Etzebeth will know his fate once they have ruled on the case and evidence at hand.

“The human rights case is still continuing against Etzebeth and is set for trial in the Equality Court. We call on the NPA to speed up its decision regarding the criminal case and we also call on the SAHRC to speed up its case and bring it to the Equality Court for judgment.

“We call on the media to stop misleading the public.

“We want justice and the courts will have their final say. No retreat no surrender. Justice delayed is justice denied.”

SA Rugby spokesperson Andy Coquhoun said: “This is a matter between an employer and employee and it’s [protected] by confidentiality.

“So we have nothing say on the matter. We wanted to preserve that confidentiality.”