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Malema loses bid to have firearm case struck off roll

EAST LONDON - EFF leader Julius Malema has lost his bid to have his firearms trial struck off the court roll.

He's facing charges after he fired a gun during the party's birthday celebrations in the Eastern Cape in 2018.

READ: EFF leader Malema wants firearms charges dropped

He and his co-accused, Adriaan Snyman, wanted all charges dropped due to a lack of evidence.

Malema argued the state had no evidence and witness statements were incoherent.

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