The matter involving Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema is scheduled to be back in the East London Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
Malema and his co-accused, security official Adriaan Snyman have been charged with discharging a firearm in public during the EFF’s fifth-anniversary celebrations at the Sisa Dukashe Stadium‚ Mdantsane‚ outside East London in 2018.
The incident was caught on video.
Malema is facing five charges, including the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, discharging a firearm in a built-up area or public space, and reckless endangerment to person or property.
Snyman faces two charges.