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Malema back in court to challenge Riotous Assemblies Act

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Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema will again appear in the High Court in Pretoria to challenge the constitutionality of the Riotous Assemblies Act.

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Malema claims the Act is apartheid legislation which does not belong in the law books.

He has been charged with violating the Act in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal and in Bloemfontein after he urged supporters to invade vacant land.

The criminal trial against Malema has been put on hold pending the outcome of his High Court application