AfriForum Youth's legal team served a letter of demand on Jonathan Jansen, rector of the University of the Free State on Thursday morning in which former students Cobus Muller and Charl Blom, claim compensation of R1 million from him and the university.
This comes after the students were accused and acquitted of attempted murder last year by the court and the South African Human Rights Commission.
According to AfriForum's Henk Maree, Muller and Blom were suspended and never given the opportunity to state their case.
They were labelled as criminals in public and were barred from campus without procedure or trail. Muller, read out a statement at a media briefing...
“The former students claim R500 000 each for the patrimonial loss and injuria they suffered. It includes wasted expenses, delayed access to the labour market and the impairment of their dignity and reputation.
The claimants base their claim on Article 9 (Equality), 10 (Human Dignity), 29 (Education) and 33 (Just Administrative Action) of the Constitution.
“People in positions of power should act responsibly and unbiased. The future of two students cannot be the price for political gain. Because of this, it’s with the greatest gravity that AfriForum Youth will support Muller and Blom,” Maree said.
