Politics
South Africa: Julius Malema suspension upheld
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Julius Malema
Julius Malema has lost an appeal against a decision by South Africa’s ruling party to suspend him.
He was suspended from the African National Congress (ANC) for five years for sowing division in the party.
The charge has been upheld, but Mr Malema is to be heard in 14 days’ time over the length of the suspension.
Once a close ally of President Jacob Zuma, Mr Malema now accuses him of ignoring poor South Africans who voted him into power 2009.
Mr Malema’s appeal before the party’s Disciplinary Appeals Panel was largely based on the claim that the committee did not give him the opportunity to argue about the sentence at the end of the disciplinary process.
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