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The EFF leader spoke outside the Randburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday after he and his colleague, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, attended the trial hearing.
EFF leader Julius Malema (in red tie) at Randburg magistrates court on October 28, 2020, where he and EFF deputy Mbuyiseni Ndlozi are on trial for allegedly assaulting a police officer in 2018 Image: Xanderleigh Dookey / EWN.
RANDBURG – The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, has told members of his party not to be threatened by what he calls “apartheid policemen”, saying he will return to court on Thursday.
Malema spoke outside the Randburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday after he and his colleague, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, attended the trial hearing.
They are charged with assaulting VIP protection police officer Johannes Venter at Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s funeral in 2018.
The couple pleaded not guilty to the crime.
Hundreds of EFF members camped out in the sun outside the court, waiting for their commander-in-chief to address them.
#Malemaincourt The EFF leader and his co-defendant Mbuyiseni Ndlozi are appearing in the Randburg trial court, but these are the scenes from outside the court. #Malema KM pic.twitter.com/6qCnX3dzMt
EWN Reporter (@EWN Reporter) October 28, 2020
But he had to disappoint them.
“We have already intervened inside and our lawyer advises us to say very little so that we are not accused of undermining the court. So, possibly we will talk tomorrow on the court and once we have spoken, we will come to meet here, “he said.
The EFF leader said he would honor Thursday’s appointment.
“It is an appointment that was arranged by the ANC, we must never be cowards. We must never be threatened by apartheid police. We must never be threatened by racists,” Malema said.
Malema encouraged his followers to return to court on Thursday for the second day of the trial.
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