LIMPOPO. – A 25-year-old woman has been arrested after she allegedly disrupted the voting process at the Mugoboya polling station in the Maake police area in the Mopani district. The woman allegedly attempted to take photographs and a video while casting her vote.
The presiding officer pointed out to her that it is prohibited according to electoral rules. She allegedly became aggressive, insulted the officer in crude language and caused a disturbance that disrupted the voting process. Police spokesperson Col. Malesela Ledwaba confirmed that police were called and the woman was taken into custody. She is charged in terms of the Electoral Act 51 of 1996, which among other things prohibits the intentional obstruction or disruption of the Electoral Commission's operations.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
