Source: Africa Publicity
A protest opposing the jailing of South African opposition leader, Julius Malema, has been held in the US.
The “Hands Off Malema” took place in New York City on Sunday.
The protest drew together activists linked to the Partisan Defense Committee (PDC), the Spartacist League, and the Internationalist Group.
The East London Magistrate’s Court sentenced EFF leader Julius Malema to an effective five-year direct prison term after finding him guilty on multiple firearm-related charges linked to a 2018 Mdantsane rally.
His legal team was granted leave to appeal the sentence, meaning he has not been immediately imprisoned while the matter continues through the courts.
The protest took place outside the South African Consulate-General in Manhattan, a common site used for solidarity demonstrations targeting the country’s political issues.
Protectors claimed that US President Trump had a hand in the sentencing.
“Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison on bogus charges.
This conviction was mandated by Trump. All workers and leftists must fight this outrage,” the organisations said.
Trump has repeatedly alleged that white farmers in the country are facing what he has described as a “genocide” claims widely disputed by South African authorities and independent experts.
This resulted in his opening of a refugee programme solely for white South Africans
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