Julius Malema sentenced to prison for illegal gun possession in South Africa

Julius Malema, a South African opposition figure, was sentenced to five years in prison for firing a gun at a public event.

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The magistrate ruled that the party leader violated South Africa's firearms law.

This conviction comes in a tense political climate marked by divisions within the governing coalition.

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