Talking it out is preferred, but sometimes enough is enough.
The vice president of the Explorer, right-wing movement, the academic prof. Anton van Niekerk on Tuesday morning in his office assaulted.
Van Niekerk (57) had bruises on the face injuries and his glasses were broken.
His attacker, Mr.. Abel Malan (47) from Nelspruit, apparently an appointment with Van Niekerk made to his office on the campus of the University of Stellenbosch (U.S.) to speak with him about an article last Tuesday in image appeared. Van Niekerk is director of the Center for Applied Ethics at the University.
He is in the article include critical of African intellectuals that South Africa’s involvement in the Border War fair.
“If white people sitting with huge debts in respect of the past,” he wrote.
Warrant. November Filander, police spokesperson, an argument arose during their meeting during which “the suspect became aggressive and the office desktop overthrew the professor.”
“He was also the victim physically assaulted. The University’s Security Services (USBD), the suspect was arrested and handed over to police. ”
Malan is a candidate for the Assembly Electoral Commission (FRP).
Mr. Ben Hewitson of Pretoria, also a candidate, yesterday afternoon
that the FRP is engaged in a nationwide tour for their candidates to introduce.
The FRP is an organization that Africans call themselves an alternative to register voters, which “will be used for an African-elected House of Assembly”.
According to prof. Russel Botman, rector, Van Niekerk also threatened by Malan. Botman yesterday afternoon at a news conference said Van Niekerk after the incident, a doctor and a trauma-speaking officer.
According Botman was a security officer in the office opposite the Van Niekerk stationed and he acted quickly to stop the attack. Asked if Malan van Niekerk for the meeting threatened, Botman said no, but “that does not mean Anton van Niekerk has not received threatening phone calls.”
Van Niekerk himself would not comment on the attack produce.
According Botman of Malan’s accomplices outside the Arts building waiting for him. After Malan’s arrest of them outside the Stellenbosch police station stood. Malan remained in custody and will present in court in Stellenbosch appeared.
Apparently, one of the accomplices Bosch said “do not have enough protection to Anton van Niekerk not safe.”
Botman, described the assault as “a reprehensible act and reprehensible in the context of our efforts and strive for a South African environment in which the rights of its people are protected.”
Malan is a former agricultural economist and currently a businessman from Nelspruit.
He told the Afrikaans Boys High School in Pretoria and matriculated a BSc Honours in Agricultural Economics at the University of Pretoria.
In its forms of candidates for the FRP describes his collection of antique guns and old uniforms as one of his hobbies and he mentioned that he was a member of the Afrikaans Protestant Church (MOT) in Nelspruit.
His favorite movies are Rambo, The Patriot, Braveheart and Gladiator and his “favorite music” included in “The Voice, Patriotic anthems, De la Rey, The Green Barrets (sic)”.
His heroes include Gens. Christiaan de Wet and Koos de la Rey and Rachel de Beer Dirk Uys.
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