The Democratic Alliance says if the National Assembly adopts the report recommending the amendment of the Constitution to allow for land expropriation without compensation, they will start legal proceedings.
DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach said during a press meeting on Tuesday that the party will not hesitate to approach the courts.
The Party also highlighted flaws in the process leading up to the adoption of the report.
If the National Assembly adopts a report recommending the Constitution be amended to explicitly allow for land expropriation without compensation on Tuesday, the Democratic Alliance (DA) will start legal proceedings to challenge the constitutionality of the move, the opposition party said.
"The ANC and EFF were dogged in their determination to ignore the over 80% of written submissions which opposed the amendment of Section 25 during the public participation process," said Breytenbach.
"The written submissions report has not been finalised, yet the ANC and EFF approved the final report. This is proof that the process was merely a smokescreen for what was ultimately a predetermined outcome."
Today, Parliament debates the CRC's report that recommends Section 25 be amended to allow land expropriation without compensation.
— Mmusi Maimane (@MmusiMaimane) December 4, 2018
I maintain that land reform can be effective without amending Section 25.
We do not have a Constitutional problem, we have an ANC problem. pic.twitter.com/cwNql444ty
- African News Agency (ANA)
