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‘The enemy’ is trying to ‘intimidate’ Malema – EFF

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Julius Malema. Picture: Leon Sadiki
Julius Malema. Picture: Leon Sadiki

The Economic Freedom Fighters believe that the group of armed policemen who stopped Julius Malema, in Sandton this weekend, were trying to intimidate him. 

“The EFF takes this as a clear act of intimidation and demonstration that the enemy is following our commander in chief, Julius Malema, around,” said party spokesperson, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. 

Malema was allegedly stopped by a white unmarked van at the Grayston Drive offramp on Sunday night, and then surrounded by about 10 police vehicles. 

“The police all came out pointing guns at his car and forced him out. The entire intersection at the Grayston Drive offramp was blocked, isolating him from the rest of the traffic,” Ndlozi said. 

“The [commander-in-chief] got out and the police all did nothing, claiming it was a mistake. He forced his way around the police cars, driving over the pavements and drove off,” Ndlozi said. 

Malema had been travelling from Soweto where he had attended the party’s manifesto launch preparatory meeting. Ndlozi said he believed Malema was followed from the meeting. 

He said the government was using other tactics after it failed in pursuing criminal charges against Malema, and he was victorious in the Constitutional Court against President Jacob Zuma. 

The court ruled last week that Zuma was in breach of the Constitution and should adhere to the remedial actions set out by the Public Protector after she found he had unduly benefited from upgrades done at his Nkandla homestead which were done using taxpayers’ money. 

“The people of South Africa and the world must know that the regime is turning violent,” Ndlozi said. 

When News24 spoke to Gauteng police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini last night, he said he was not aware of the incident because it was not immediately clear whether a case had been opened with the police.

– News24

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