########NEWS UPDATES#####Malema: SA law is for rich South African courts are being used to rubber-stamp decisions of capitalists, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema said on Tuesday. They must be ashamed, and shame on the justice system of South Africa, said Malema outside the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. The law should always protect the weak and the poor but the South African law is for the rich. If you dont have money, the law wont protect you. Malema arrived at the court shortly after Judge Joseph Raulinga dismissed his partys application for an interdict relating to the payment of a deposit to the Independent Electoral Commission of SA (IEC). Raulinga said he was putting final touches to his ruling and only read out his brief order in court on Tuesday. The matter is not urgent. The application is dismissed with costs, and the applicant is ordered to pay the costs of a postponement of 4 March, he said. Raulinga said his judgment would be ready on Wednesday. Costs in this case include the costs attended in the payment of two counsels [for the IEC]. The judgment is ready but I still have to cross the Ts and dot the Is. The party took President Jacob Zuma, Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor, and the IEC to court. Political parties are required to pay a deposit of more than R600 000 - R45 000 per province, and R200 000 to contest the polls nationally. The EFF was seeking to have this requirement removed or greatly reduced. The IEC set a deadline of 12 March for the submission of parties candidate lists and the payment of the deposits required to contest the elections.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:38:58 +0000
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