# The Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court has acquitted IEC area manager Nkosinathi Mnikathi, accused by MK Party members of illegally transporting voting materials without police escort during last year’s elections. Magistrate Edmund Szudrawski ruled Mnikathi acted within IEC protocols. IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo called the case an unnecessary blemish on democracy. Meanwhile, MKP provincial deputy coordinator, Shirley Willemse, expressed dissatisfaction, claiming judicial bias:
IEC KZN official acquitted over transporting voting materials [SOUND]
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