# The state has rejected EFF leader Julius Malema’s bid to overturn his firearm conviction, calling his appeal without merit. The red berets leader is appealing his five-year sentence for charges linked to a 2018 incident where he was filmed allegedly firing a gun at a rally in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape. Malema maintains the weapon was a toy gun loaded with blanks. The High Court in Makhanda is set to decide whether Malema may proceed with his appeal.
Malema’s bid to overturn firearm conviction faces state pushback