Malema not inciting violence - EFF's Gardee
26 April 2016
Johannesburg – EFF leader Julius Malema’s threat to remove the government at gunpoint was not incitement to violence and should be seen in the context of the elections, one of its senior leaders has said.
"We will hear what the court has to say, but definitely, it is not an incitement of violence. It's a fair political comment in an election-mood period. When a country is in an election period, it should be seen in that context," secretary general Godrich Gardee said on Monday.
He was speaking following a public meeting in Chiawelo, Soweto.
"All that he said was that in the Economic Freedom Fighters we will definitely never dare to take up the barrel of a gun and fight this ANC government as and when it reacts violently to the peaceful protests of our people as and when they protest against poor services in their lives," Gardee said.