SOUTH African opposition politician Julius Malema has been found guilty of discharging a firearm in public seven years ago.
In 2018, a video emerged showing the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader firing several shots in the air during his party’s fifth anniversary celebrations held in the country’s Eastern Cape province.
He was charged alongside his former bodyguard Adriaan Snyman, who was acquitted.
This is Malema’s second conviction in less than two months and he could face up to 15 years in prison.
Malema often sparks controversy in a nation where, 31 years after apartheid ended, racial tensions still high.
He was recently convicted of hate speech.
Malema and Mr Snyman were charged with the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, discharging it in a public space and reckless endangerment among others.
Source: BBC