Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) opposition party has condemned “anti-immigrant” protests that have spread in different parts of Britain.
The violent anti-immigrant protests were sparked by the murder of three girls in a knife attack incident in Southport.
EFF spokesperson Leigh-Ann Mathys said the protests were racist and prejudicial to non-white citizens of the United Kingdom.
“Despite police clarifying that the suspect was born in Britain and media reports stating his family is Christian, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim groups continue to spread misinformation, falsely claiming the attacker was an immigrant and a radical Islamist. This disinformation fuelled violent protests in cities like Liverpool, Bristol, and Manchester, as well as online agitators spreading hateful and xenophobic rhetoric,’ she said.
Mathys flagged the UK’s “sordid history of racism which is rooted in its brutal colonial past”. “In fact, a nation that has looted, killed, and subjugated entire populations across the world has no moral standing to be so rabidly anti-immigration,’ she said.
The EFF said the UK’s foreign policies have sown chaos and displacement, contributing directly to the migrant crisis they now hypocritically protest against. “Their imperialist actions have destabilised nations, forcing countless individuals to flee their homelands in search of safety and a better life,” Mathys added.
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