Alleged EFF MP Arrested After Pretoria Police Station Incident
Alleged EFF MP Arrested After Police Station Confrontation in Pretoria PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — 9 October 2026 A 33-year-old woman, reported by several South African media outlets to be a Member of Parliament representing the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), was arrested following an alleged confrontation with a police officer at Brooklyn Police Station in Pretoria. The incident occurred on Thursday evening, 8 October, at the station's Client Service Centre. According to police, the confrontation began over a request to have an affidavit officially commissioned. Dispute Over Affidavit Leads to Arrest Preliminary police information indicates that the woman presented an affidavit that had already been signed and requested that it be commissioned. Officers reportedly explained that the prescribed procedure requires an affidavit to be signed in the presence of a Commissioner of Oaths. Police allege that the woman became dissatisfied with the explanation, leading to a disturbance duri...