Mr Bongani Msomi
UDM Secretary General
Considering the calls from various sectors of our society for the death penalty to be reintroduced, especially in terms of gender-based violence (GBV), femicide, as well as child abuse and murder, the United Democratic Movement (UDM) reiterates its longstanding call that the government must allow for the voice of the people to be heard; it is time to have a referendum on the death penalty.
The existing punishments for the guilty, are not a deterrent. Protection orders have become mere pieces of paper and ink and the perpetrators do not take them seriously, and the police fail to enforce them.
The UDM calls upon the government of the day to take GBV seriously and to stop paying lip service as it makes no difference to the lives of those who live with daily abuse.
Governmental leaders cannot take decisions alone behind closed doors, excluding the people who face these disastrous situations in our society.
Let the people speak.
Issued by:
Mr Bongani Msomi
UDM Secretary General
