Leigh-Ann Mathys is seen at the EFF’s second elective conference.
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Former EFF treasurer-general Leigh-Ann Mathys is expected to appear in court after she was arrested on Friday for allegedly assaulting an EFF member.
Mathys, who is still an EFF member, was arrested and charged at the Bedfordview police station in Ekurhuleni and released on a warning.
“She will be appearing at the Edenvale Magistrate’s Court [on Monday],” said a Bedfordview police station officer, who asked not to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media. The officer confirmed that the charge common assault had been laid against Mathys.
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