Ready For 14 Years, But Ehem… We’ve applied For Permanent Stay And Now Appealing’ – Zuma’s Lawyer On His Corruption Case

Riyaz Patel

Former President Jacob Zuma’s corruption case has been adjourned for a holding date on 4 February.

In the interim, his motion to appeal the High Court judgment that dismissed his application for a permanent stay of public prosecution in his case will be heard on 22 November.

He was briefly back in the Pietermaritzburg High Court Tuesday where his legal team told the judge that they will appeal Friday’s judgment.

Zuma, in office from 2009-2018, had applied for a permanent stay of prosecution on 18 charges of fraud, racketeering and money laundering linked to the multi-billion rand arms deal in the ’90s.

The National Prosecuting