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EFF leader Julius Malema and party deputy Mbuyiseni Ndlozi appeared in court on Monday in connection with an incident that occurred at the funeral of fighting icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in 2018.
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema (L) and EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi (C) speak to the media after appearing before Randburg Magistrates Court on September 14, 2020. Image: @ EFFSouthAfrica / Twitter
JOHANNESBURG – Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema said Monday that it was not necessary for him and party deputy Mbuyiseni Ndlozi to appear before the Randburg Magistrates Court, saying they were risking of becoming infected with COVID-19.
The two were in court in connection with an incident that occurred at the funeral of fighting icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in 2018.
They are accused of assaulting a police officer at the funeral.
Malema and Ndlozi said they were struggling to enter the cemetery when the officer stopped them.
Malema said it was irresponsible for the court to ask them to appear on Monday.
“We are going through a pandemic as a country and therefore any court that asks us to appear without necessarily a trial is risking our lives,” he said. “As public figures, when we come here a lot of people want to interact with us and we don’t know who is in good health and who is not.”
His case was postponed until October for a trial date.
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