President of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), Joseph Mathunjwa, said on Friday that the planned deregistration of the union by the Registrar of Labour Relations was a "political attack". "The deregistration is a political attack against AMCU. It is a political attack on AMCU for being a genuine trade union. It is very clear that there is a concerted effort to destroy AMCU," Mathunjwa said.