‘You Are Biased Towards Me’ – Zuma Tells Court Appealing Stay Of Prosecution Dismissal

Riyaz Patel

Former president Jacob Zuma believes the Pietermaritzburg High Court “mis-focused” on the gist of his permanent stay of prosecution argument and claims it was biased against him when it dismissed his application.

The claims are contained in his notice, dated November 1, appealing the ruling by the court which dismissed his permanent stay of prosecution application. 

The court found in October that Zuma should be prosecuted for a corruption case that had been hanging over him for almost two decades.

Zuma is facing faces racketeering, corruption, money laundering, and fraud relating to 783 payments he allegedly received in connection with the controversial multi-billion rand arms deal.

But in the latest twist to a 15-year-old judicial saga, prosecution spokesperson Natasha Kara said Friday: “I can confirm that Mr. Zuma has indeed filed the application for leave to appeal.”

Zuma, in a