Julius Malema Claimed to Make Racist Remarks
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Cornelius Press
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2018
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Julius Malema made remarks. Now, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)) will examine the remarks. Malema, the Economic Freedom Fighters Commander-in-Chief, in the Constitutional Court submitted an application.
The application submitted was intended to make a bid to impeach President Jacob Zuma on the 30th of March last year. With Cope, the UDM, and the EEF joining forces, they filed an application to “order the Speaker of Parliament to institute disciplinary proceedings against Zuma.”
The SAHRC will investigate the DA complaint lodged against Julius Malema based on statements deemed racist. The reportage stated, “The DA took exception to two statements made by the leader of the EFF. One relates to a recent address during Youth Day, whereas the other relates to Juju’s language towards Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Athol Trollip.’
With the complaint Floyd Shivambu was brought into it, the red berets’ deputy leader stated that Ishmail Momoniat undermines African leadership. It was seen as a racially charged remark by the DA.
Malema is under scrutiny from the SAHRC. During the EFF Youth Day rally, he exclaimed, “The majority of Indians are racist, and we must never be scared to say that. They are racist. The same thing applies to so some of the coloured brothers.”
With the unseating of Athol Trollip as mayor, Malema declared the intention to “slit the throat of whiteness.”
“The DA strongly condemns these remarks and we are of the view that these utterances by Malema and Shivambu are prejudiced, divisive and have no place in a democratic society,” Luyolo Mphithi, to the Commission, said, “No South African should ever have to face the humiliation of such an assault on their dignity and it is now becoming evident that the EFF is not ready to govern a diverse society, such as South Africa.”
The SAHRC will be making the decision soon. The decision will be decided on whether or no the issue is within the purview of their mandate. If this is not successful, the DA will work to “pursue another legal organisation to hear their complaints.”
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