News24 | EFF MPs plead not guilty to 'concocted charges' as Parliament wants to charge them for chaotic disruptions

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EFF MPs pictured disrupting President Cyril Ramaphosa's SONA in 2023.

EFF MPs pictured disrupting President Cyril Ramaphosa's SONA in 2023.

Despite their violent removal from the National Assembly in 2022, 10 EFF members accused of disrupting President Cyril Ramaphosa's parliamentary budget vote speech claim they are innocent.

On Monday, the Powers and Privileges Committee started its disciplinary process against the group for disrupting the House on 9 and 10 June 2022 when Ramaphosa delivered the Presidency's budget vote speech.

The group faces charges of contempt of Parliament, among others.

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