{"id":24245,"date":"2021-06-01T11:52:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T08:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=24245"},"modified":"2021-06-01T11:52:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T08:52:58","slug":"video-fights-break-out-at-pan-african-parliament-after-julius-malema-threatens-to-kill-mali-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/01\/video-fights-break-out-at-pan-african-parliament-after-julius-malema-threatens-to-kill-mali-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Fights Break Out At Pan-African Parliament After Julius Malema Threatens To Kill Mali MP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scuffles broke out at a Pan-African Parliament session which is being held in South Africa&#8217;s Midrand municipality, north of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday&#8217;s session was set to elect a new leader for the continental body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The election was to be held last week but it was suspended after a participant tested positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That meeting had also been marred by a scuffle between South Africa opposition leader Julius Malema and a delegate from Mali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a widely shared video, Mr Malema could be heard telling the MP from Mali that he would &#8220;kill him&#8221;. He later defended his comments saying he had been threatened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe title=\"Chaos erupts at the Pan-African Parliament over voting process regarding leadership\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9JXtk3fP6kE?start=39&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s unclear what sparked fighting during Monday&#8217;s session but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ewn.co.za\/2021\/05\/31\/please-call-the-police-violence-erupts-at-pan-african-parliament\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EWN news site reports\u00a0<\/a>that some members exchanged blows and someone could be heard shouting: &#8220;Please call the police, it is urgent. You should call the police.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of the meeting Mr Malema had told South Africa&#8217;s public broadcaster SABC that there was a disagreement between other members and MPs from the Francophone countries over who to back for the body&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pan-African Parliament, also known as the African Parliament, is the legislative body of the African Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been touted as a &#8220;political transitory arrangement towards the United States of Africa&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scuffles broke out at a Pan-African Parliament session which is being held in South Africa&#8217;s Midrand municipality, north of Johannesburg. Monday&#8217;s session was set to elect a new leader for the continental body. The election was to be held last week but it was suspended after a participant tested positive for Covid-19. 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