AfriForum Youth urges UCT vice-chancellor to lay charges against vandals

[Ian Smith son]

AFRIFORUM Youth says it will lay criminal charges against the #RhodesMustFall vandals if the University of Cape Town’s vice-chancellor‚ Dr Max Price‚ does not.

This comes after supporters of the protest campaign "damaged cultural heritage by setting alight historic paintings as well as vehicles" at the university‚ the youth organisation said.

"Despite the unilateral opinion of a radical organisation such as #RhodesMustFall‚ we simply have to pursue the addressing of all elements of culture and history in SA. This is the only way in which the youth can help the country’s rich history to survive‚" said Ian Cameron‚ AfriForum Youth’s national spokesperson.

He said AfriForum Youth would on Wednesday issue a letter to the management of all universities to warn that they should help protect the heritage treasures on their campuses and ensure that "security structures are sufficient to end any form of violence and vandalism immediately".

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