Malema's assets to be auctioned off
2013-02-21 10:29
Johannesburg - Expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius
Malema's properties will go under the hammer on Friday, The New Age reported on
Thursday.
SA Revenue Service spokesperson Adrian Lackay said a farm
and a string of movable and immovale assets belonging to Malema had been
attached.
"Yes, action has been taken against Malema because he
owes R16.1m to Sars. I cannot disclose the value of his assets to be auctioned
but I can confirm that they include his farm.
"We got a court order and we are now interested in
auctioning the properties to recover the revenues owed," said Lackay.
Lawyers from Brian Kahn Attorneys said on Wednesday they
were no longer representing Malema.
Details about why the law firm had abandoned Malema's case
were confidential, said lawyer Nicqui Galaktiou.
"We have not 'ditched him'... We no longer act for
Malema," she said.
Earlier in February, Galaktiou said the firm had been
instructed to file papers opposing an application made to the North Gauteng High
Court by the SA Revenue Service to have Malema's estate sequestrated.
Malema had until 18 February to notify Sars whether he
intended to oppose the application.
According to newspaper reports, Malema failed to meet the
deadline.
- SAPA
