EFF leader Julius Malema. Picture: Facebook/Economic Freedom Fighters Julius Malema is set to learn his fate this week, as he returns to the KuGompo City Magistrates Court for sentencing in a gun case. The leader of the Red Berets was found guilty of contravening several gun laws at the EFF’s 2018 anniversary celebrations.
He fired several shots in the air, trying to rouse the crowds. Malema’s court appearance has been set down for the final heads of argument on pre-sentencing, with final sentencing expected on Thursday. According to South African law, if Malema is sentenced to more than 12 months in prison, he will lose his seat as a parliamentarian.
Malema postulates that it’s all political and that someone wants him out of the way and out of politics. “The state has already put in the heads of argument. They are calling for direct imprisonment of 15 years.
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“So you can see that someone is doing everything in their power to put me in jail. So I have no problem with that. It’s legal battles that we’ll fight,” Malema said during a media briefing last week.
“Here in South Africa, you don’t use the courts to fight political battles. So, we’re going there ready and knowing what the other side wants. They are coming for a kill, but we’ll meet at the courtroom.
Malema previously said that even if he is removed from parliament, he will remain active in politics. He told his supporters at an EFF gathering in Boksburgover the weekend that he plans to appeal his conviction and sentence. “I even said before the jail term thatI am going to appealthis matter; so your immediate fears must be cleared. Once I appeal, the jail sentence they imposed on me is suspended.
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