By Charmaine Ndlela
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said on Wednesday they would seek “comprehensive legal advice” and appeal the court ruling that found party leader Julius Malema guilty of unlawfully discharging a firearm at an Eastern Cape rally in 2018.
Magistrate Twanet Olivier delivered the judgment at the East London Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning, after taking two days to read into the record how she came to her decision. Malema’s co-accused and former bodyguard, Adriaan Snyman, was found not guilty on all charges.
The EFF said in a statement that the judgment was “hypocritical” and indicative of a “political agenda”.
“[A]ccused number two, who was alleged to have handed the firearm to the CIC, has been acquitted of all charges, yet the individual he is accused of handing the firearm to has been found guilty.”
Malema was accused of firing between 14 and 15 live rounds from a
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