Julius Malema responds to VBS looting claim: 'Open a case, no one will stop you'

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EFF leader Julius Malema took to Twitter on Monday to say he was not bothered by new claims that he spent money “stolen” from liquidated bank VBS.

Responding to UCT professor Nomboniso Gasa, who said he should sue the journalist who wrote the story if she was lying or be charged if she was telling the truth, Malema said she was “welcome to open a case”.— Julius Sello Malema

He also laughed at DA MP Ghaleb Cachalia, who told him to “answer these documented allegations and accusations”.Malema responded with four smiley emojis and one of a person shrugging.

 

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