Hon Speaker, the ANC Secretary General should take action against the ANC Youth League if it turns out that they have indeed provided vocal support for the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong II. [Interjections.]
The Korean Central News Agency has recently used quotes ostensibly obtained from the ANC Youth League for propaganda purposes. The KCNA stated in one such report that the Secretary of the ANC Youth League of South Africa praised Kim Jong II as the greatest guardian who, with his Songun politics firmly guarantees peace and security, not only of the Korean Peninsula, but the world.
The ANC and its youth league should either distance themselves from those scandalous comments or should explain why they were cavorting with despots. Kim Jong II's repressive North Korean regime is regarded by Human Rights Watch, an Amnesty International, as one of the most oppressive on the planet.
The ANC must make it unequivocally clear whether these are the sort of views they support or not. If it turns out that the ANCYL are indeed actively supporting the North Korean propaganda offensives, then that must also mean something about things that President Zuma should address, particularly in light of the G20 in South Korea. I thank you. [Applause.]