
The list of possible legal problems for Julius Malema is growing, with reports that the SA Revenue Service (SARS) has already obtained a tax sentence against him for alleged non-payment of R16-million in taxes due.
Rapport newspaper quotes SARS spokesperson Adrian Lackay as saying they obtained the tax sentence after exhausting all possible avenues to secure payment. He told the newspaper the amount included unpaid taxes, penalties and interest.
The expelled ANC youth leader is also expected to face charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering, following a Hawks investigation.
Trade union Solidarity earlier laid charges of incitement to violence against Malema, after he urged workers to make mines ‘ungovernable’.
According the City Press, Malema did not oppose the application by SARS.
It is also reported SARS was about to seize Malema’s property and assets in Gauteng and Limpopo.
Alan Lewis, a tax law consultant and advocate, told City Press the judgment showed two things: Malema had a “hell of a lot of money” and he was in deep trouble.
It is also reported Sars was about to seize Malema’s property and assets in Gauteng and Limpopo
Lewis, a former SARS employee, said the revenue service would most likely hand the judgment to a sheriff of the court, who would attach Malema’s properties and assets.
SARS started looking into Malema’s tax affairs last year after it was revealed that he was linked to companies which had obtained lucrative contracts from the Limpopo provincial government.
Millions of rands were channelled through Malema’s Ratanang Family Trust, according to the report.
Malema’s expected to hand himself over to police and appear in court in Polokwane on Wednesday. – Additional reporting by Sapa.