World news | The Guardian•Apr 16
South African politician Julius Malema given five-year jail term for gun offence
The South African leftwing politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison for firing a rifle in the air at a political rally in 2018. Lawyers for the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, South Africa’s fourth largest political party, immediately appealed, and Malema will remain free while the appeal proceedings are under way. His lawyers said they would petition a higher court for leave to appeal against the conviction as well.
