Malema Sentenced

[shooty]

Malema Sentenced 5 Years in prisonment Count 1
Count 2 2 years
Counts 3 to 5 R20 000 each.

[JhbBoy]

According to his advocate who is pleading for an appeal, we might now change the FCA to state that firing a firearm in a built-up area is unlawful, unless they are celebratory shots and no-one objects or is hurt.
FFS

[oafpatroll]

I'm not holding my breath. Shabeer Shaik and Zuma were also sentenced to jail terms. Between NPA and SAPS they've conspired to keep him shielded for 7 plus years. Now the parole board, presidential pardon or some other commie jiggery pokery will need to step up.

[oafpatroll]

According to his advocate who is pleading for an appeal, we might now change the FCA to state that firing a firearm in a built-up area is unlawful, unless they are celebratory shots and no-one objects or is hurt.
FFS

If the history of convictions for taxi operators, ANC mayors and other assorted members of the nomenklatura recorded on video 'celebrating' enthusiastically is anything to go by they needn't bother changing the act as its working fine for them as it is.

[Cardinal]

It's mildly bemusing to me that the possession charges carry such harsh penalties but the actual discharging only got him some fines.

And to quote from another thread

Something that we should all remember is that but for the work of the Afriforum Private Prosecution Unit the NPA would have made this one disappear too.

[oafpatroll]

It's mildly bemusing to me that the possession charges carry such harsh penalties but the actual discharging only got him some fines.

At least as amusing is that the licensee who put hm in possession of a loaded weapon to discharge over the heads of a crowd and took it back from him afterwards got off scott free. This bullshit would be so much more amusing if it were in a mony python skit.

[Steven001]

So, July21 again? Or does everyone else also believe that the EFF does not have the numbers to cause such chaos as when that cunt zuma went to jail?

[Cardinal]

At least as amusing is that the licensee who put hm in possession of a loaded weapon to discharge over the heads of a crowd and took it back from him afterwards got off scott free.

This brainiac is apparently set to sue the state for malicious prosecution

[oafpatroll]

So, July21 again? Or does everyone else also believe that the EFF does not have the numbers to cause such chaos as when that cunt zuma went to jail?

He's in no risk of going to jail any time soon or even in the remainder of his hopefully short life. He has been given leave to appeal and he has unlimited funding not least from the skimming happening in JHB. While the appeal process winds it's leisurely way through our money he remains an MP and as I understand it a member of the JSC. What a funny little banana republic we must look to outsiders when we yap at them like an incontinent yorkie in international forums.

[Cardinal]

One of South Africa’s leading authorities on the Firearms Control Act, attorney Martin Hood, believes magistrate Twanet Olivier got it wrong, and the five-year sentence imposed on the leader of the EFF in the East London Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, is disproportionate to the offence.

Hood, who testified during the trial, said Section 22 of the Firearms Control Act (FCA) makes provision for the circumstances under which Malema took control of the firearm.

The section reads as follows: “Any person who is at least 21 years of age and the holder of a licence to possess a firearm issued in terms of this Act may allow any other person to use that firearm while under his or her immediate supervision where it is safe to use the firearm and for a lawful purpose.”

Hood said that Malema was under the direct supervision of his bodyguard, Adriaan Snyman, when he discharged the firearm.

Snyman, who stood trial with Malema, was later acquitted. “In my opinion, this trial was politically motivated. Mr Malema should not have been convicted on the first count, and the sentence imposed for that count was disproportionate,” Hood said.

He did not want to comment on the other charges.

Hood said that while he did not condone Malema’s actions, he believed the Firearms Control Act had not been properly applied.

“Mr Malema is within his rights to appeal the sentence, and I believe he has [a] good prospect of success."

.