Malema's utterances are treasonable - ANC

Context, as always.
The complete quote:
Julius Malema says the opposition "will run out of patience very soon and we will remove this government through the barrel of a gun" if the ruling African National Congress (ANC) continues to respond violently to peaceful protests.

"We know for a fact that Gauteng ANC rigged elections here," replied Malema.

"We know for a fact that they lost Johannesburg and they lost Gauteng. But we still accepted it. But they must know that we are not going to do that this year. We are not going to accept.

"Part of the revolutionary duty is to fight and we are not ashamed if the need arises for us to take up arms and fight. We will fight. This regime must respond peacefully to our demands and must respond constitutionally to our demands.

"And if they are going to respond violently - like they did in the township of Alexandra, just outside Johannesburg, when people said these results do not reflect the outcome of our votes, they sent the army to go and intimidate our people. We are not going to stand back. Zuma is not going to use the army to intimidate us. We are not scared of the army. We are not scared to fight. We will fight."
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http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/malema-remove-zuma-barrel-gun-160422185731596.html
 
OrbitalDawn said:
Hate speech directed towards white people.
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FTFY.

What Malema is saying now falls under exactly the same thing:

The South African Constitution states that Freedom of Expression cannot extend to
expression that enlists:
a. Propaganda for war;
b. Incitement of imminent violence; or
c. Advocacy of hatred that is based on race, ethnicity gender or religion
and that constitutes incitement to cause harm. 3
This is to say that responsible exercise of free expression is such that it is within the
confines of expression that does fall within section 16(2) of the Constitution.
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xumwun said:
So if he's not happy [-]with the results[/-] with a rigged election that ignores the results, he use violence?
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FTFY

Also, he is talking about using guns to defend, not to attack:
if they are going to respond violently - like they did in the township of Alexandra, just outside Johannesburg, when people said these results do not reflect the outcome of our votes, they sent the army to go and intimidate our people. We are not going to stand back. Zuma is not going to use the army to intimidate us. We are not scared of the army. We are not scared to fight. We will fight."
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C4Cat said:
FTFY

Also, he is talking about using guns to defend, not to attack:
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If they are in fact rigged. Just because you're not happy with the results doesn't mean it's rigged.
 
They also left out what he said leading up to that statement:
Malema further clarified, “We are a very peaceful organisation. We fight our battles through peaceful means, through the courts, through parliarmiant, through mass moblisation. We do that peacefully. But at times, government gets tempted to respond to such with violence. They beat us up in parliament and they send soliders to places like Alexandra where people are protesting. We will run out of patience very soon and we will remove this government through the barrel of a gun.”
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http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politics/malema-to-al-jazeera-the-anc-mustnt-push-us-too-fa
 
I expect this to be part of a plan that Malema has to keep the EFF in the headlines and to crucify the ANC over its hypocrisy. The guy would not have said what he said without it being part of a bigger picture.
 
'And in the news today, opposition parties have opened cases of treason against Zuma and numerous members of the ruling party'

While I don't agree with Malema's rhetoric and threats, the cANCer party is throwing stones at its own glass house, the only difference is that the cANCer party controls SAPS and the Hawks and will make sure that their case against Malema is pursued whilst other treason cases go nowhere.

The DA and the EFF need to find legal grounds for petitioning The Constitutional Court to hold Zuma and his band of corrupt thieves in contempt of court.
 
I think if anything it might be considered inciting violence. Malema wont be nailed for treason because he said that he would forcibly remove the current government if their violence against peaceful demonstrators does not stop. If he is held guilty, its pretty much akin to the ANC admitting that they are violent towards peaceful demonstrators.

Also I think that everyone is forgetting the trump card of "you took my comment out of context" which is a favorite politician fallback.
 
Malema also claims the 2014 election was rigged, despite a complete lack of evidence. Why will he accept the 2016 results, regardless of them being free and fair?
 
Misquoted, figure of speech, anc will eat it's own words.
 
Hook, line and sinker. People need to stop underestimating Malema. There is method to his madness.
 
Apparently the ANC said, and I'm paraphrasing, that perhaps Malema didn't mean that they will take up arms literally. You morons. Did you even listen to the interview? He actually went on to clarify that he means to literally take up arms, in so many words.
 
If you watch his interview, the ANC has taken what he said out of context.
 
I can guarantee. When the first shot goes off. Malema and all of the ones at the trough will be the first ones gone overseas. To fight from a strategic position 10 000 km away.
 
Spliffcat said:
I can guarantee. When the first shot goes off. Malema and all of the ones at the trough will be the first ones gone overseas. To fight from a strategic position 10 000 km away.
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You mean they'll enter political exile, only to return as struggle heroes?
 
Hold on, But when Malema said he will "Kill for Zuma" that was okay?

Double standards much?
 
Tman* said:
Double standards much?
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Of course, wouldn't be Africa without it.

Apparently the ANC's opened a treason case against Malema which spawned this gem..

The threat to remove a lawfully, democratically-elected leader through an undemocratic process is against the law and the Constitution.
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I wonder how a democratically elected president handing over his presidential powers through an undemocratic process to a connected Indian family is viewed by the law and the constitution?
 
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