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Fiery South African politician Julius Malema has been ejected from parliament after refusing to retract comments in which he accused Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa of being a “murderer”.
Mr Malema was thrown out by security guards after refusing to leave.
Last month, Mr Malema accused Mr Ramaphosa of involvement in the 2012 killings of 34 striking miners shot by police near the Marikana mine.
A commission of inquiry into the shooting exonerated Mr Ramaphosa.
He had been a non-executive director at Lonmin, the platinum producer that owned the Marikana mine.
Parliamentary chairwoman Mmatlala Boroto ordered Mr Malema – head of the left-wing Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party – to withdraw his remarks, saying they were derogatory.BBC
