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Whites control judiciary, claims Malema
14 February 2012

The judiciary is controlled by the white minority, embattled ANC  Youth League leader Julius Malema said at a closed session of the league’s lekgotla.

“I have lawyers who are representing me on this case the Hawks are chasing me on. They are three white lawyers,” Malema said on video footage seen by Sapa on Tuesday (14/02/2012).

“Every time I sit in a meeting with them I get very irritated. This thing I’m doing is wrong, but there’s nothing I can do because the judiciary is controlled by these white minorities,“ said Malema.


He was addressing delegates at an ANCYL three-day lekgotla in Pretoria on Sunday.

Last year, opposition political parties called on the SA Revenue  Service to investigate his wealth, claiming it was out of proportion to his reported R25,000 monthly salary.

The Sunday Independent reported that the Hawks had prima facie evidence of corruption related to the awarding of tenders to firms Malema had an interest in in Limpopo, his home province.

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela was reportedly also probing claims of irregular tenders awarded by the Limpopo government to a company linked to Malema.

Malema said his lawyers had told him there were 20 investigators  probing him, including the Hawks, the SA Revenue Service and other financial intelligence services.

“They [the lawyers] brought all their [investigators’] names to me... out of the 20 investigators, 17, they are whites, and every time you speak about whites you must know you are irritating these 17.”

Malema said his lawyers told him that he was making their job difficult for them. “I was not interested in that... I was just interested in the 17  whites in the case of one young black person,” he said.

Malema said this proved every state organ was controlled by the white “capital” minority, who he described as a mafia.

There were senior prosecutors who played golf with judges. “We are talking about senior prosecutors who deal with senior cases,” said Malema.

“Once you say you are going to take from those people [white capitalists] they activate every power they have. We thought it was only in the state but it’s been proven it’s... also in the ANC,” he  said.

Malema said the league had “angered capital”, and it was doing its utmost to remove the youth league.

“The fight is not about whether Gwede [Mantashe] must be SG [secretary general] or [Fikile] Mbalula. It’s not about that. The fight is about property... and they not prepared to surrender,” said Malema. - Sapa



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BrandGat [15 February 2012 3:58]
Malema! playing the race card again? you are on a hiding to nothing and smokescreening the issues will not save you! Justice will be served,and if your`e guilty you will pay.
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Your Views

vim 17 February 2012 5:58 pm

What type of brakes are those? About the only great improvement I have noticed lately is in the condition of animals in Walmer. They are still thin, but most of them are better cared for and perky. ...

thirsty 16 February 2012 5:42 pm

The department was put under administration in March LAST YEAR, only a year ago, and they still can't organise a bloody thing (sorry they did strike again). Sounds like Motshekga cant get on top of th...

thirsty 16 February 2012 5:30 pm

It is absolutely pathetic what happenened to this family. But i suppose the police officers are still on duty, not dismissed yet, or apologised to the family yet, we read more and more about this sort...

thirsty 16 February 2012 5:18 pm

Ja Faku and his friends realy have "Fackued up" this Metros financial situation and now we even get more crap to put on the table. I dont think the ANC have a clue of what they are doing and it is ser...

thirsty 16 February 2012 4:59 pm

tell me is it just arragant, bombastic, tenderpreneurial, hollow heads that are in the ANCYL that they think they rule the works. What i find interesting is you never hear anybody from the ANCYL (memb...

Rex 16 February 2012 3:00 pm

What is sad is that this is a common practice for police in the Bay area! Police breaking the law to up-hold the law....This is the world we are forced to live in. I urge all the people whom have been...

BrandGat 16 February 2012 1:43 pm

To all at the Nelson Mandela Metro muncipality, if you can`t take the heat get the hell out of the kitchen,resign enmasse and let a responsible body take charge and sort your mess!...

BrandGat 16 February 2012 12:00 pm

Bays family terror!This smacks of Nazi Germany in the 1930`s who would think in 2007 the SAPS would resort to this type of action against citizens!...

BrandGat 15 February 2012 3:58 am

Malema! playing the race card again? you are on a hiding to nothing and smokescreening the issues will not save you! Justice will be served,and if your`e guilty you will pay....

BrandGat 14 February 2012 11:17 am

Now Athletics is in the financial 'dwang'!what is happening,money just disappears and no one seems to care,aren`t audits done on these bodys?some one must be responsible....