Although she did not comment directly on the charge, Zumo-Sembudla shared a mysterious note on X, which just said, “We see you.”
This is not the first time her name was brought up in connection with the riots of 2021, which is considered one of the bloodiest episodes in South Africa after apartheid.
Zuma resigned as president in 2018 after nine years as suffering from corruption allegations, which he said was part of a political conspiracy.
Three years later, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison for disrespectful court after refusing to testify before the board investigates corruption in his president.
The protests broke out after he gave up to serve his sentence.
During the excitement, Zumo-sambudla was opened on X, often sharing images of destruction and chaos accompanied by the signatures: “KZN, we see you.”
She often used this phrase throughout the violence. In the remote post, she shared a video about someone who fired an automatic rifle on President Cyril Ramafos poster.
In 2022, a press secretary of the Hox’s elite police unit Brig Tandy Mbambo told the local media that they did not carry it out directly, but was called in statements from sources.
In response to this Zumo Sity said on x. external“I’m not afraid! I won’t intimidate! I beat the dogs, now the masters go out! We see you!”
At the same time Foundation Jacob Zuma. externalIt is said in his statement that the children of the former president were aimed.
Last year, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) published a report stating that the riots were “a carefully organized event”.
But it is said that he cannot find a direct link to Zuma’s arrest.
In 2023, the former guard was sentenced to 12 years in prison for role in the deadly riots.
He was the first person to be held accountable for the riot.
President Kirill Ramaphos, who changed Jacob Zuma in 2018, called violence as an “uprising”.
More than 200 shopping centers were looted, and more than 150,000 jobs were estimated during the unrest that lasted several days.
Last year, MK Zuma opposed his former party, Ank, in the election, receiving 15% of the vote to become the country’s third largest party.
