State Seeks 15-Year Jail Sentence for Julius Malema

State seeks 15-year jail sentence for Julius Malema

Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), says prosecutors are seeking a 15-year prison sentence in his firearm discharge case as sentencing proceedings approach. Malema is expected to return to the East London Magistrate’s Court next week, where the court will determine his sentence following his conviction on several firearm-related charges. Conviction linked to 2018 rally The case stems from an incident during the EFF’s fi…

EFF ramps up support for Malema – The Mail & Guardian

As support is being mobilised across the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) ahead of leader Julius Malema’s return to the dock next week, unease grows within the party over the potential outcome of his pre-sentencing proceedings. Party structures across provinces are coordinating for supporters expected to gather outside the East London magistrates court, where proceedings will resume before magistrate Twanett Olivier. In January, thousands of supp…

Malema promises ‘peaceful’ protest as prison threat looms in firearms case

By Charmaine Ndlela Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has said his party will hold a peaceful demonstration outside the East London Magistrate’s Court next week as he returns for pre-sentencing proceedings in his firearms discharge case. “There is nothing negative about protesting. The Constitution allows people to protest. We will be peacefully protesting at the court,” he said at a press briefing on Thursday. ALSO READ: EFF …

Malema Says The State Is Seeking A 15-Year Jail Sentence In Firearm Discharge Case

[Image: Wikimedia] Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says the state is looking to send him to jail for 15 years in his firearm discharge case. Sentencing is expected to take place in the East London Magistrate’s Court next week after Magistrate Twanet Olivier found Malema guilty of unlawfully discharging a firearm during the EFF’s fifth-anniversary rally at the Sisa Dukashe Stadium in Mdantsane in 2018. Hi co-accused, Adriaan …

Malema heads to court as sentencing looms

Julius Malema is set to return to court next week as his legal battle over a firearm conviction reaches a critical stage. The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters will appear at the East London Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday and Thursday for sentencing proceedings after being found guilty of contravening firearm laws, as per EWN. The case dates back to a 2018 political rally in Mdantsane, where Malema was filmed discharging a firearm into th…

State Seeks 15-Year Sentence for Julius Malema in Firearm Case

EFF leader Julius Malema has revealed that the State is seeking a 15-year prison sentence in his firearm discharge case, with sentencing proceedings set to continue next week. Malema was found guilty in 2025 on multiple charges stemming from a 2018 incident in Mdantsane, where he discharged a firearm during an EFF rally. Charges and […] The post State Seeks 15-Year Sentence for Julius Malema in Firearm Case first appeared on The Zambian Observer.