South Africa's firebrand ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema was found guilty on Monday of hate speech for singing an apartheid-era song that called for the killing of white farmers.
The verdict against Malema, one of the country's most prominent politicians, comes as he is fighting for his political survival in a separate disciplinary case brought by the ruling African National Congress (ANC), which has charged him with bringing the party into disrepute.
" No justification exists allowing the words to be sung ," said Judge Collin Lamont.
Malema was ordered to pay some of the court costs in the civil case that did not carry a criminal penalty.
Malema, 30, was not in court when the decision was read. He sang "Shoot the Boer" at a number of public events last year. Full story...
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The verdict against Malema, one of the country's most prominent politicians, comes as he is fighting for his political survival in a separate disciplinary case brought by the ruling African National Congress (ANC), which has charged him with bringing the party into disrepute.
" No justification exists allowing the words to be sung ," said Judge Collin Lamont.
Malema was ordered to pay some of the court costs in the civil case that did not carry a criminal penalty.
Malema, 30, was not in court when the decision was read. He sang "Shoot the Boer" at a number of public events last year. Full story...
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