FREE STATE. – Police are investigating the alleged theft of 174 election posters belonging to the DA in Hertzogville and the Malebogo settlement. The posters, which were allegedly unlawfully removed, are valued at approximately R32 190. A theft case has been opened for further investigation.
Sergeant Palesa Thabana, police spokesperson, says the 44-year-old complainant, the DA's designated ward electoral officer in the Tokologo local municipality, put up 300 election posters in Hertzogville and Malebogo on two September. When he counted the posters on 11 October, only 126 remained. The 174 posters were allegedly removed from Malebogo, Van Niekerk and School Street, as well as the R708 road to Christiana.
Police warn that the unlawful removal of election posters or boards is prohibited by section 72(1) of the Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act, 27 of 2000, and may constitute a breach of the electoral code of conduct.
Anyone with relevant information that could assist the investigation can call Detective Sergeant Setshaba Sello on 071 774 1160.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
