FW de Klerk would be jailed if EFF leader Julius Malema ever becomes president of SA. "De Klerk must pray that I don’t become president. If I do‚ I will lock him up for many years for killing black people‚" Malema told supporters outside a Bloemfontein court on Monday morning. His case‚ on charges under the Riotous Assemblies Act‚ was postponed until June 5 next year while he challenges the constitutionality of the legislation. Malema faced similar charges in the Newcastle Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal last Monday‚ and comments he made after that appearance drew the ire of the FW de Klerk Foundation. The foundation said it would request an urgent meeting with the South African Human Rights Commission to discuss Malema’s utterance: "They found peaceful Africans here. They killed them! They slaughtered them‚ like animals! We are not calling for the slaughter of white people‚ at least for now". Malema was unrepentant on Monday. "I did not call for the slaughter of white people. I...
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