# AfriForum says the sentencing of EFF leader Julius Malema shows that no one is above the law. This after the East London Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape sentenced Malema to five-years in prison for firearm-related charges. He was found guilty on several charges under the Firearms Control Act, including the unlawful discharge of a firearm in a public space. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk credits civil society pressure for helping bring the case to court: