Statement from the National Association of Democratic Lawyers of South Africa

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On July 14  the National Association of Democratic Lawyers of South Africa (Nadel) issue a Statement which sums up the situation in the country.

The organised profession in the Republic, including the Black Lawyers Association, the Pan Africanist Bar Association and the Legal Practice Council have all issued statements condemning the violence, as well as the statements which tended to threaten the courts and members of the Judiciary of the Republic. The Executive and Government in general have all supported the independence of the Judiciary and upholding the Rule of Law.

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