Press Alert: Join Kabelo Thibedi when he appears in JHB Magistrate Court - We are prepared to die in defense of Kabelo Thibedi's unjust incarceration!

[Castro Ngobese]

We are prepared to die in defense of Kabelo Thibedi's unjust incarceration!

 

Press Alert:

 

 

02 July 2008

 

The Young Communist League [YCL] and the Justice For Kabelo Trust [JFKT] calls on all victims of Home Affairs; all those who have had bad experiences; those who have problems in relation to ID Documents; we call on such victims to join Kabelo Thibedi when he appears in Court tomorrow, 03 July 2008, Johannesburg Magistrate Court, Pritchard Street.

 

We call on the working class and the poor youth to join Thibedi en masse when he appears in court. We should all be guided by our preparedness to die and defend Thibedi against an unjust incarceration; similarly we are guided by our love for him and millions of South Africans who are without ID's and deprived of governments services.

 

Thibedi will be accompanied by the National Secretary of the YCL Buti Manamela and members of the YCL and the progressive youth formations when he appears in Court tomorrow.

 

Thibedi is a young man who was deprived of his right to have an Identity Document in order to further his studies. His ordeal went on for more than two [2] years, like many South Africans who continue to bottle the frustrations imposed upon them by the poor services of the Department of Home Affairs.

 

He decided to take action. A few years ago, his frustrations led him to purchase a toy gun. He storm into the Department of Home Affairs offices in Market Street, Johannesburg and held one bureaucrat hostage, demanding his ID.

 

Thibedi was sentenced for five [5] years imprisonment and is currently out of prison pending his appeal. Thibedi is currently employed as National Campaigns Officer of the Young Communist League.

 

The details of his appearance are as follows:

 

 

KABELO THIBEDI COURT APPEARANCE

 

DATE          : Thursday 03 July 2008

TIME           : 09h00

VENUE        : JHB Magistrate Court, Piliso [formerly West] Street

 

The media fraternity is hereby invited to attend.

 

Issued by YCL

 

For more information contact:

 

Castro Ngobese

YCL National Spokesperson – 082 567 3557 / 083 670 1105