EFF Leader Julius Malema in the Pretoria High Court, 23 July 2019. Picture: Jacques Nelles
The case against EFF leader Julius Malema for allegedly inciting supporters to invade land during a 2016 rally has been postponed to November.
He was not present in the Newcastle Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu Natal on Monday morning and the matter was postponed to November 1, and November 8, in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court, where he faces similar charges.
He earlier appeared in the Pretoria High Court in an attempt to have parts of the Riotous Assemblies Act scrapped.
It was in July when Malema failed in his bid to declare the Act unconstitutional.
He was charged with incitement on December 16, 2014, following statements he made to supporters. This was due to a complaint by lobby group AfriForum alleging that Malema incited his supporters to occupy white-owned land.
AfriForum had laid charges against Malema under the Land Act in 2014 originally, and it was the NPA that changed the charges to inciting people to commit crimes.
In 2012, Solidarity opened two cases of incitement to public violence and incitement to intimidation against Malema – charges he is still facing.
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