The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is taking legal action against former President Jacob Zuma for failing to pay R1.3 million in legal costs owed to the party.
The Economic Freedom Fighters ( EFF ) will be heading to court to seek remedial action against former President Jacob Zuma . Following the Sheriff of the Court’s failure to serve the former President several times, the party has accused Zuma of avoiding the execution of the court’s order. In November last year, the EFF instructed its lawyers to attach Zuma’s Nkandla homestead over the legal costs he owes them that amount to R1.3 million.
This is in relation to two matters: The review of remedial action in the Public Protector’s report in relation to Nkandla and the application to not be held liable for the legal costs linked to his attempt to withdraw his urgent application to interdict then Public Protector, Adv. Thuli Madonsela. “Fighters, all the cases we won against Jacob Zuma, he never paid the legal fees. Zuma is owing us the legal fees. We’ve got an order that he must pay us our money because we’re defeating him in court. Now he has not complied with that order of paying our money. We just instructed our lawyer to go and attach a gun so that the man pays back our money. In all the cases we won against Zuma, he never paid the legal fees,” says EFF leader Julius Malema.The EFF says Zuma has dodged the Sheriff on three occasions, whenever an attempt had been made to serve him. Now the party says it is left with no choice but to escalate the matter. “As the EFF, we think it’s unfortunate that Mr. Jacob Zuma is avoiding the Sheriff of the Court who wants to serve him with the papers necessary to attach the assets, for the money that is owed to the legal representatives of the EFF. He’s attempted to be served on three occasions and has been claiming to not be home, yet has been seen publicly, hosting events in Nkandla which is a clear indication of an undermining of the rule of la
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