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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>One of the three MPs, who all stand accused of contempt of Parliament, claimed he needed to be hospitalised after Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula unleashed Parliament’s Protection Services on them.<\/p>\n

The three Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members of Parliament (MPs) accused of contempt of Parliament denied threatening anyone and accused the Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula of acting illegally.<\/p>\n

They also said they needed to go to the hospital after being “beaten up” by Parliamentary Protection Services as ordered by the Speaker.<\/p>\n

The MPs are facing a disciplinary hearing in Parliament for defying Mapisa-Nqakula in August 2022.<\/p>\n

The Powers and Privileges Committee on Tuesday finished cross-examining the EFF MPs.<\/p>\n

They were cross-examined by the committee’s initiator and their legal representatives.<\/p>\n

EFF chairperson, Ntombovuyo Mente, accused Mapisa-Nqakula of acting illegally when she ordered her physical removal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe conduct of the Speaker on that day was very much illegal because she ought to have asked: ‘What is it that you have said?’\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the accused MPs, Nazier Paulsen, accused the Speaker of unleashing Parliament’s Protection Services on them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to go to a hospital because I allowed myself to be beaten up because those Parliamentary Protection Services are abused by the Speaker to beat up black people.\u201d<\/p>\n

They said the disruption could have been avoided had Mapisa-Nqakula applied the rules consistently.<\/p>\n

The hearings adjourned and will resume on Thursday.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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