US EditionJulius Malema and Ex-Bodyguard Await Verdict in 2018 EFF Rally Gun Case
Julius Malema and his bodyguard face charges including unlawful firearm possession after allegedly firing a rifle at a 2018 rally, with judgment expected this week.
- Julius Malema and his former bodyguard Adriaan Snyman are awaiting the court’s decision in a prolonged trial concerning the illegal possession of firearms linked to an incident at the 2018 EFF rally in Mdantsane.
- The case began after AfriForum filed charges related to Malema allegedly firing a rifle during the EFF's fifth anniversary rally in July 2018, with the defendants denying the firearm was real.
- Malema and Snyman claimed the gun was a prop firing blanks, citing lack of live ammunition and insufficient witness testimony despite an estimated 30,000 attendees at the event.
- Defense Advocate Shane Matthews highlighted that among the roughly thirty thousand attendees at the event, nobody has stepped forward to provide testimony or file any complaint regarding the shooting incident.
- If found guilty of illegal firearm possession, Malema faces up to 15 years in prison, while the extended delays and political claims suggest continued controversy and uncertainty in the case outcome.
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