Jacob Zuma A No-Show As Corruption Appeal Application Proceeds Without Him

Riyaz Patel

Former President Jacob Zuma was not in court Friday where his legal team is appealing the decision to dismiss their application for a permanent stay of prosecution.

Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane argued that in rejecting Zuma’s bid for a permanent stay of prosecution, three KwaZulu-Natal judges had ignored “the prejudicial conduct of the National Prosecuting Authority” towards him.

Lawyer Daniel Mantsha said the former president was being targeted unlawfully and the Pietermaritzburg High Court must decide if the country could tolerate what he called a “prosecution which was conducted inconsistently with the law.”