AfriForum standing its ground in prosecuting Malema, despite his anger
The EFF has described the private prosecution of Julius Malema as a bid by AfriForum to divert attention from the issue of land expropriation without compensation.AfriForum said Advocate Gerrie Nel‚ the head of its Private Prosecuting Unit‚ will privately prosecute Malema and his co-accused for fraud and tender corruption should the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) not yield to AfriForum’s demand that the case against Malema, and involving the company On-Point Engineering in Limpopo‚ be reinstated.On-Point‚ in which Malema’s family trust had an interest‚ was, in 2009, appointed to assist the Limpopo Department of Roads and Transport with infrastructure development‚ maintenance and planning, and in so doing‚ allegedly received bribes from successful tenderers.AfriForum said it laid a charge against Malema at the Brooklyn police station in Pretoria on July 24 2011 in terms of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act‚ in connection with On-Point’s activities.After the...
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