Mchunu faces additional charges in ongoing legal battle with Malema

Media personality and self-proclaimed Amabhinca Nation president Ngizwe Mchunu says he believes he has apologised sincerely to Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema.

This comes as additional charges have now been brought against him by Malema, escalating the ongoing legal dispute between the two.

He has filed an urgent contempt of court application at the High Court in Pretoria against Mchunu.

Mchunu says he has no issue with the new charges and maintains that his manner of apologising should not be mistaken for a lack of remorse.

He says that he remains confident the court will rule in his favour when the matter returns to court on June 17.

Mchunu says, “I don’t have a problem about the extra charges that were added by Mr Julius Malema against me. He looked at my face and thought I was not apologising, that was me, I can’t express myself differently, that is my culture, I can’t act differently when I am facing challenges. I hope that on the 17th of June the court will rule in my favour.”

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Mchunu’s charges stems from viral remarks he made outside the Union Buildings in April, where he accused EFF Leader of protecting undocumented migrants and accepting millions of rands from alleged Nigerian drug cartels.

‘Legally skating on thin ice’

Meanwhile, legal Analyst Melusi Xulu has warned that Mchunu is legally skating on thin ice after the High Court in Pretoria found him guilty of contempt and issued a warrant for his arrest after he failed to comply with previous court orders.