Malema Calls The Judge “Ugly white face”
Addressing EFF supporters outside the East London Regional Court in KuGompo City, Eastern Cape, Malema expressed his appreciation for their continued support.
“Today was not an easy day, but at the end, the fighters emerged victorious,” he said.
The EFF leader sharply criticised Magistrate Twanet Olivier’s comments regarding the financial cost of the trial to taxpayers during the delivery of her ruling.
He went further to allege that she had not properly engaged with the legal arguments presented in court.
“She just entered the court without knowing what was contained in the heads of arguments.”
Malema also claimed that the magistrate’s remarks went beyond legal reasoning and reflected political or emotional considerations.
“She goes around fundraising reasons why we must go to prison.”
Allegations of bias and misconduct
The EFF leader escalated his criticism, accusing the magistrate of bias.
He further suggested that the judgment may not have been independently written, saying it was penned by an “invisible hand”.
Malema added that Olivier should be reported to the Magistrate’s Commission.
He also criticised state prosecutor Joel Cesar, whom he described as “arrogant” and said suffers from “short man syndrome”.
Watch Malema’s address below:
Malema confirmed that he intends to challenge both his conviction and sentence, indicating that the matter would be taken to higher courts if necessary, including the Constitutional Court (ConCourt).
“We are done with her [Olivier]. That’s why when she said to me, ‘you can leave now on free bail’, I looked at her and said ‘ bye bye’ because I had seen her ugly face for too long.
“So I will no longer appear before that ugly white face. I’m going to the highest court, where they don’t use emotions; they use the law.”
