Why Julius Malema’s appeal will be successful:
State says that:
1. Snyman handed a gun to Julius Malema(gun presumed to be Snyman’s).
2. Malema fired live ammunition from that gun.
3. Snyman was negligent in doing so.
The court dismisses the section 174 application for both accused & says they have a case to answer to.
Malema answers his case & brings his own evidence(the toy gun).
Snyman refuses to answer his case, not even about the gun that he allegedly gave to Julius which is in the possession of the State but opts to bring experts which the court says were unhelpful.
However, the court acquits Snyman & convicts Malema.
In so doing the court is basically saying that Snyman did not hand a gun to Malema.
Now here are the two big questions that arise: Then whose gun did Julius Malema discharge & was it a real gun?
The answers to those questions are simply not before the court & if the answers are not before the court, how did this magistrate find that the State proved its case beyond reasonable doubt?
Dumelang ma fighter a mahle! We must refuse the invitation to join anarchy that prevents pregnant women from accessing health facilities and the removal of kids from the classroom in exchange for votes. I refuse to be part of perpetuating the suffering and trauma of the black nation. Haak thugs!