Malema’s lawyer, Tumi Mokoena, granted R10k bail

Thabamoopo Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday granted EFF leader Julius Malema’s lawyer, advocate Tumi Mokoena, R10 000 bail.

Mokoena faces four counts of attempted murder after he allegedly shot and wounded four farmworkers at Zebediela Citrus Estate outside Polokwane last Thursday. The National Prosecuting Authority did not oppose his bail application.

Malema was in court to support his lawyer, who represented him in his dispute with the SA Revenue Services (Sars) and the land invasion cases in KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State courts.

It is alleged when Mokoena visited the estate to represent five workers who had salary disputes with its management, a group of angry farmworkers confronted him with sticks and stones, and demanded that he leave the property.

The group accused Mokoena of failing to pay workers while he was part of the farm’s management last year.

When the workers blocked his way when he tried to leave, Mokoena allegedly shot them and injured four employees.

Police spokesperson Lieutenant Moatshe Ngoepe said Mokoena would be back in court on August 25.

– Additional reporting African News Agency

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