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Malema charges to stay: ANC
02 Sep 2011 at 07:17hrs | Views
The African National Congress said on Friday it had denied a request from its Youth League leader Julius Malema to drop charges against him brought by a disciplinary committee.
This means a hearing will proceed against Malema, who has been accused of sowing divisions in the ANC ranks. Malema could be suspended from the party if found guilty, derailing the career of one of the country's most popular political leaders.
"The National Disciplinary Committee dismissed comrade Julius Malema's application to have the charges quashed," it said in a statement.
According to the ANC's National Disciplinary Committee, Malema instituted an application on August 30 2011 for the quashing of all charges against him. He advanced 22 arguments in support of the application.
"In respect of the 22 arguments advanced by the respondent and for the reasons set out above, the NDC rules that the respondent's application to quash all the charges is dismissed."
The disciplinary hearing got under way on Tuesday, and was marred by a violent protest outside the ANC's Luthuli House headquarters.
The hearing will resume on Monday.
This means a hearing will proceed against Malema, who has been accused of sowing divisions in the ANC ranks. Malema could be suspended from the party if found guilty, derailing the career of one of the country's most popular political leaders.
"The National Disciplinary Committee dismissed comrade Julius Malema's application to have the charges quashed," it said in a statement.
"In respect of the 22 arguments advanced by the respondent and for the reasons set out above, the NDC rules that the respondent's application to quash all the charges is dismissed."
The disciplinary hearing got under way on Tuesday, and was marred by a violent protest outside the ANC's Luthuli House headquarters.
The hearing will resume on Monday.
Source - Byo24News
