Julius Malema, expelled ANC Youth League president, speaks to supporters outside court at Polokwane where he was indicted on one charge of money laundering. Malema says the charge is politically motivated., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
Malema order granted
Wednesday, 17 April 2013 00:00
Johannesburg. — A provisional order for the preservation of Julius Malema’s assets was made final in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria yesterday.
Judge Jody Kollapen instructed that the provisional order granted on 5 March be made final.
The SA Revenue Service (Sars) applied for a preservation order last month. Malema had until Tuesday (16 April) to argue why the order brought by Sars should not be made final.
Malema owes Sars R16m. Last month, he reportedly missed a deadline to challenge Sars’s application for the sequestration of his estate to cover his tax bill.
The Asset Forfeiture Unit then seized his Limpopo farm.
Sars would not comment on the matter.
“This is part of due legal processes that must be allowed to take its course,” Sars spokesperson Adrian Lackay said.
The application for the order was brought after the sheriff of the court attempted to remove assets from Malema’s Flora Park, Polokwane home, and some of them were no longer there.
The remaining assets were auctioned off in February for R54 810.
In January, sheriffs seized Malema’s homes in Sandton, Johannesburg, and Polokwane.
Sars rejected a R4m settlement offer and auctioned Malema’s assets in the Sandton and Polokwane homes in February.
Last week, the application by the curators of Malema’s estate to have him declared in contempt of court for failing to declare his assets was taken off the court roll to allow for further investigation.
— Sapa
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