ANC, AfriForum are in a conspiracy to ‘eliminate’ me, says Malema He calls the state’s case against him ‘dismal’, adding it wants ‘to get Malema and Ndlozi guilty through any means necessary’ 10 March 2021 - 20:32
EFF leader Julius Malema said the common assault charge against him and party MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi was a conspiracy to get them arrested for a crime they did not commit – and, he said, it was all about eliminating a threat.
Malema was speaking outside the Randburg magistrate’s court, where he and Ndlozi each face a common assault charge for an incident at the funeral of struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in 2018. They have pleaded not guilty to the assault charge, which they claim is part of a political agenda.
Malema s lawyer says footage of alleged assault not recorded as exhibit by cops 10 March 2021 - 13:49 EFF leader Julius Malema sits in the dock at the Randburg Magistrate Court. The EFF leader and part MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi are facing charges of assaulting a police officer at the Fourways Cemetery during Winnie-Madikizela Mandela s funeral. Image: Thulani Mbele
The credibility of the investigating officer who probed Julius Malema s alleged assault of a presidential protection unit police officer during the funeral of Struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has been questioned by the EFF leader s lawyers
Lt-Col Charles Seanego took the stand as the fourth state witness in the case, where Malema and EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi are accused of having assaulted Lt-Col Johannes Venter when he blocked their vehicle from entering the Fourways Memorial Park Cemetery in 2018.