Julius Malema has questioned Raymond Zondo, the chief justice of South Africa, regarding the substance of two meetings they had before Zuma became president.
After Julius Malema’s “Kill for Zuma” remarks in 2008, Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo was questioned as to whether he was responsible for bringing the legal executive to the public’s attention by meeting with ANC founder Jacob Zuma.
In front of the ANC’s National Conference in Polokwane, current ANC Youth League President and former ANC President Julius Malema made the gestures.
Malema complained to Zondo that the Acting Chief Justice had not fully disclosed his prior association with the former President and that the gathering was unsuitable for a position of appointed authority.
Zondo, also known as Jacob Zuma, said he concealed his identity as a private citizen and went about his daily life to prevent being murdered.
I spoke up as a local to demonstrate my concern. I was concerned because there was a possibility that it could escalate into violence. It would have been preferable if he had simply addressed you by your name. I was impressed with how attentively he sat and listened to what was said.
According to what I recall, he claimed to have seen you but not spoken with you directly, instead electing to speak with you privately. Nevertheless, I was concerned about the potential for violence, as Zondo states.
Malema continues, stating that he “understood that was the scenario” and that such a gathering constitutes “political obstruction by an adjudicator.”
You departed a political gathering to speak with President Zuma about my political predicament as an arbitrator after I made a comment there, and you then proceeded to discuss matters pertaining to the organisation I lead. In addition, I investigated you; the group I led came to libel you.
You have never demonstrated in court that you are conversant enough with President Zuma’s policies to engage in a dialogue with him. You made a claim previously.
In the two cases you brought before the Constitutional Court, you never made any declarations, unlike everyone else.
Malema also questioned Zondo regarding the specifics of two encounters he had with Zuma before Zuma became president.
Malema is alarmed by Zondo’s assertion that he cannot recall the content of his conversations with Zuma due to a lack of recall.
You recall meeting him twice in Durban, one of the locations being a lodging. I’m aware that Zuma lacks Mandela’s stature, but in KZN, he’s often referred to as “the Mandela of KZN.” You emphasise his role in curbing KKZN’s viciousness for this reason.