Violence in the Pan-African Parliament: A video shows how politicians attack each other on Monday.
After just a few seconds of the video, a commotion breaks out: a man with a white shirt and elegant trousers quickly kicks another person.
According to the South African news site “Eyewitness News”, the kicker is the Senegalese Djibril War. At the victim of the South African Pemmy Majodina. More fight scenes follow.
Chaos is broadcast live on TV
The incidents happened during sessions of the Pan-African Parliament in a suburb of the South African city of Johannesburg. The whole thing is broadcast live on television.
After the man’s kick, it comes to a mix. Several people push around and tug at each other. «You shouldn’t fight in parliament», one hears a woman’s voice saying.
Djibrill War also has a scuffle with a woman in a long robe. He’s wrestling with her.
Urns are dragged out of the hall
There is also a fight for a plastic container. Several women pull the box from all directions. It is a ballot box. They wanted to get certain people out of the hall.
The turmoil broke out because each region wanted to provide the speaker of parliament. During the aggression, one MP also sprayed disinfectant on other people in parliament. The South African Julius Malema was even more brutal: he threatened a colleague with death – “I’ll kill you outside!”
The President of the African Union must intervene
The chaos lasted quite a while. And the President of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, had to intervene. He is not sitting in Johannesburg, but is staying in Ethiopia. «The shocking scenes of violence tarnish the image of this venerable institution. I call on all parliamentarians to come to their senses and to adhere to the procedural rules of the institution. ” (nl)