Malema handed a five-year prison sentence for firearm-law violations at a 2018 rally; founder/leader of South Africa’s EFF, born 1981.
Julius Malema, leader of South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters, has been sentenced to five years in prison for firing a rifle at a 2018 rally. He has been released on bail pending appeal. If upheld, the sentence will disqualify him from Parliament, dealing a major blow to his party.