Government officials held hostage shocks the church community

"South Africans were shocked by the holding hostage of Defence Minister, Thandi Modise, her deputy Thabang Makwetla and Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele at a hotel in Gauteng on 14 October 2021," the South African Council of Churches (SACC) said in a statement.

“The act of holding any person hostage is a serious offense, however, holding government ministers against their will, starts to tip the scales beyond the abuse of human rights into potential action against the State. To see individuals with military training acting in such an unlawful and undisciplined way, begs the question ‘What has caused this to happen?”

“While we cannot condone the actions of the military veterans as they are unlawful, we believe that something has gone terribly wrong in the way we relate with each other, that such extreme measures would be chosen as a means of communication,” said Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana, General Secretary of the SACC. 

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