it's likely julius melema will likely the support us the charges he's facing are very serious. >> wee president to answer a simple question, when he is paying the money? >> reporter: melema, in recent months opposition party leader julius melema has been at the forefront for calls from south africa's president to adam gameses of corruption. stemming from the $24 million refurbishment of his private residence paid by for by fax taytaxpayers, but this week wees melema that goes to court he was charged with 50 count including corruption, racketeering and money laundering. his family trust was an indirect shareholder of a company that netted more than $4 million from the government. >> it was postponed on 20 occasions because the legal defense of the accused made representations to the national. [ inaudible ] those represents takes were unsuccessful. >> reporter: it's here at the high court in his hometown where ma them lem a's trial resumes, just before being charged with corruption he was president of the youth wing of the ruling african national congress was expelled. then he formed t