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Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema's sequestration will be heard unopposed in September, the Star reported on Tuesday.
South African Revenue Service (Sars) spokesperson Adrian Lackay said claims made by the EFF's national co-ordinator, Mpho Ramakatsa, that Sars launched "politically driven activity" against Malema, were regrettable, the newspaper reported.
"If untested allegations by a delinquent taxpayer, which are without merit, carry more value in the media that sworn statements by a state institution, which are before court and which are under oath, then such a situation is very regrettable," Lackay was quoted as saying.
It was, however, not made clear on what day the hearing would take place.
According to the newspaper, when asked about the matter, Malema directed the publication to his lawyers and dismissed the hearing as Sars's alleged plan to discredit him.
'Impress the political master'
"Whatever they do is not genuine, theirs is a process that seeks to impress the political master," Malema told the Star.
Malema has been engaged in a low-intensity war with Sars for some time now since it claimed that he owed R16-million in tax. Sars attached some of Malema's properties to recoup the debt, including his half-built mansion in Johannesburg and a farm in Limpopo.
He told the Mail & Guardian last week that Sars was being manipulated by Cabinet ministers and other senior government officials to deal with political opponents of President Jacob Zuma.
"I am being treated as a special case. Rules do not apply to me," Malema said.
Last month, Malema accused Sars of unethical conduct, rejecting his request for a tax compromise for political reasons, and of selling his cabbage farm to deny him a means of income. – Sapa