Sentencing in the eight-year trial of EFF leader Julius Malema will be handed down on Thursday.
On Wednesday the state and the defence exchanged their final punches, arguing for a custodial and non-custodial sentence, respectively.
Malema was found guilty by the same court on five charges, including the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, discharging a firearm in a built-up area, and reckless endangerment.
The charges relate to a 2018 EFF rally in Mdantsane where the party leader was filmed firing a semi-automatic rifle in the air.
Malema has repeatedly said he will appeal against both the conviction and sentence, to the Constitutional Court if necessary.
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