Justice Minister and NPA should explain why case against Malema is dragging on
23 May 2024
The Minister of Justice and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) should explain why there is such a delay in reaching a decision on the complaint of hate speech which the FF Plus lodged against the EFF leader, Julius Malema, last July.
The reply to a parliamentary question about the matter submitted to the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, indicates that the police had concluded its investigation last year already.
Among other things, the police took a warning statement from Malema and, according to Minister Cele, the dossier was handed to the NPA on 13 December 2023.
The FF Plus also submitted video footage, showing Malema singing the song “Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer” and saying "Shoot to kill” during the EFF's tenth anniversary celebrations last year in the FNB Stadium in Soweto, along with the complaint of incitement to violence in terms of the Prevention of Public Violence and Intimidation Act.