Hukumu imetoka sasa hivi. Jela miaka 5 kwa kukutwa na silaha bila vibali, kuitumia bila vibali, kuhatarisha maisha ya wengine ..etc etc
Naona wana mitigate rufaa asiwekwe ndani mpaka rufaa yake itoke. Mahakama imekubali sentence appeal but not conviction
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Kiongozi wa Chama cha Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, amehukumiwa kifungo cha miaka mitano jela kufuatia kesi yake ya mwaka 2018 inayohusu matumizi ya silaha.
Malema amepewa adhabu hiyo baada ya kupatikana na hatia ya kumiliki silaha na risasi kinyume cha sheria, kufyatua risasi katika eneo la makazi, kushindwa kuchukua tahadhari stahiki kulinda usalama wa watu au mali, pamoja na kufanya kitendo cha hatari kilichoweza kugharimu maisha ya watu au uharibifu wa mali.
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EFF leader Julius Malema has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in his 2018 firearm-handling case.
He was sentenced after he was found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, discharge of a firearm in a built-up area, failure to take reasonable precautions to protect person or property, and reckless endangerment to person or property.
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Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years direct imprisonment in his firearm handling and discharge case.
Malema appeared in the East London Regional Court for a second day in his highly publicised sentencing.
He was convicted of five counts last October including violating the Firearms Control Act after firing live rounds during his party's birthday celebrations in 2018.
Handing down her sentence in a packed court room, Magistrate Twanet Olivier said the court has had sufficient time to read, peruse, and digest what has been presented by the defence.
She said in reaching the verdict, the court considered several factors including the seriousness of the offence and that Malema was a first-time offender with no outstanding offences.
“The sentence imposed should fit the offender as well as the crime. It must be fair to society and blended with a measure of mercy according to the circumstances of each matter,” Olivier said ahead of sentencing.
She said it was “nonsensical” that the defence was “sugar coating” the discharge of the firearm as a celebratory shot, adding that Malema knew what he was doing was unlawful.
Olivier said the events that unfolded were pre-planned ahead of the EFF’s birthday bash celebrations.
“It wasn’t an impulsive act. It wasn’t anger. It was the event of the evening. It should take considerable planning for an event of that magnitude as to how, when, and exactly at what time you will take possession of the firearm and where you will fire it from. To reason any otherwise is nonsensical.”
“This decision has been made and it was made with the approval of the accused person and the leadership. The accused knew it would cause harm to persons or property and yet proceeded to possess the rifle and to fire the shot in celebration. This decision was made long before the actual event. Such acts cannot be condoned by this court in any instance and further justify the commission of crime that it was a celebration,” she added.
She added whether the discharge of the firearm was done in less than a minute, the impact remains the same.
Malema's lawyer said he would be appealing against the decision to prevent the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters from being taken away to prison. The length of the sentence could see the 45-year-old being disqualified as an MP.
sentence breakdown:
Count 1: Unlawful possession of firearm - 5 years imprisonment
Count 2: Unlawful possession of ammunition - 2 years imprisonment
Count 3: Discharging firearm in public – R20, 000 fine
Count 4: Failure to take reasonable precautions to person or property - R20, 000 fine
Count 5: Reckless endangerment to person or property - R20, 000 fine
Count 3, 4, 5 have an alternative of 6 months in prison if he can’t afford or pay the fines.
Source: News24 & eNCA
Naona wana mitigate rufaa asiwekwe ndani mpaka rufaa yake itoke. Mahakama imekubali sentence appeal but not conviction
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Kiongozi wa Chama cha Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, amehukumiwa kifungo cha miaka mitano jela kufuatia kesi yake ya mwaka 2018 inayohusu matumizi ya silaha.
Malema amepewa adhabu hiyo baada ya kupatikana na hatia ya kumiliki silaha na risasi kinyume cha sheria, kufyatua risasi katika eneo la makazi, kushindwa kuchukua tahadhari stahiki kulinda usalama wa watu au mali, pamoja na kufanya kitendo cha hatari kilichoweza kugharimu maisha ya watu au uharibifu wa mali.
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EFF leader Julius Malema has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in his 2018 firearm-handling case.
He was sentenced after he was found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, discharge of a firearm in a built-up area, failure to take reasonable precautions to protect person or property, and reckless endangerment to person or property.
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Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years direct imprisonment in his firearm handling and discharge case.
Malema appeared in the East London Regional Court for a second day in his highly publicised sentencing.
He was convicted of five counts last October including violating the Firearms Control Act after firing live rounds during his party's birthday celebrations in 2018.
Handing down her sentence in a packed court room, Magistrate Twanet Olivier said the court has had sufficient time to read, peruse, and digest what has been presented by the defence.
She said in reaching the verdict, the court considered several factors including the seriousness of the offence and that Malema was a first-time offender with no outstanding offences.
“The sentence imposed should fit the offender as well as the crime. It must be fair to society and blended with a measure of mercy according to the circumstances of each matter,” Olivier said ahead of sentencing.
She said it was “nonsensical” that the defence was “sugar coating” the discharge of the firearm as a celebratory shot, adding that Malema knew what he was doing was unlawful.
Olivier said the events that unfolded were pre-planned ahead of the EFF’s birthday bash celebrations.
“It wasn’t an impulsive act. It wasn’t anger. It was the event of the evening. It should take considerable planning for an event of that magnitude as to how, when, and exactly at what time you will take possession of the firearm and where you will fire it from. To reason any otherwise is nonsensical.”
“This decision has been made and it was made with the approval of the accused person and the leadership. The accused knew it would cause harm to persons or property and yet proceeded to possess the rifle and to fire the shot in celebration. This decision was made long before the actual event. Such acts cannot be condoned by this court in any instance and further justify the commission of crime that it was a celebration,” she added.
She added whether the discharge of the firearm was done in less than a minute, the impact remains the same.
Malema's lawyer said he would be appealing against the decision to prevent the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters from being taken away to prison. The length of the sentence could see the 45-year-old being disqualified as an MP.
sentence breakdown:
Count 1: Unlawful possession of firearm - 5 years imprisonment
Count 2: Unlawful possession of ammunition - 2 years imprisonment
Count 3: Discharging firearm in public – R20, 000 fine
Count 4: Failure to take reasonable precautions to person or property - R20, 000 fine
Count 5: Reckless endangerment to person or property - R20, 000 fine
Count 3, 4, 5 have an alternative of 6 months in prison if he can’t afford or pay the fines.
Source: News24 & eNCA