# Patriotic Alliance deputy president Kenny Kunene has been ordered to pay the legal costs of EFF leader Julius Malema’s defamation lawsuit. The case stemmed from Kunene’s remarks at a PA rally, where he alleged Malema had ties to alleged cigarette smuggler Adriano Mazzotti and received drugs from him. The court found Kunene’s statements defamatory and lacking factual basis. Malema had sought one-million-rand in damages, asserting the comments harmed his reputation.
PA’s Kenny Kunene ordered to pay costs in Malema defamation case