Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says he will not allow the policeman who has laid an assault charge against him and MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi to testify without the presence of the media.
CIC @Julius_S_Malema has arrived at the Randburg Magistrate Court ahead of the proceedings. pic.twitter.com/E4R96IzCiF
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) October 13, 2020
Johannes Venter is expected to give evidence in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, regarding his assault allegedly by Malema and Ndlozi at the funeral of struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in 2018.
CIC @Julius_S_Malema and the leadership of the EFF inside the Randburg Magistrate Court ahead of the hearing on the matter of the policeman who in 2018 tried to deny the CIC entry into the final resting place of struggle stalwart Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. #HandsOffCIC pic.twitter.com/3lzXVxlXmR
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) October 13, 2020
The media has been denied access to the court proceedings and ordered to apply for access to the courtroom.
But Malema says Venter should not be allowed to take to the witness stand without the media because when they take the stand the trial is expected to televised.
CIC Julius Malema Appearance At Randburg Magistrate Court https://t.co/3lR65VWErP
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) October 13, 2020
Court proceedings have been delayed until the court determines the way forward.
Malema earlier spoke to the media saying, “They [court proceedings] must all be covered, we want to make them famous, everybody must be covered here. It’s not only us who must be covered here, the magistrate can’t say no today we’re proceeding because it’s a white man who gives an evidence without cameras.”
“Then when it is our turn and then she’s going to probably allow cameras to participate inside [the courtroom]. We are not going to [allow] that. So we must all be treated the same here,” adds EFF leader.
We must intensify the defense of the revolution and its revolutionary leadership without fail.
Fighters are here in support of the CIC @Julius_S_Malema.
Victory is certain. #HandsOffCiC pic.twitter.com/DOqcGt7bly
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) October 13, 2020
