South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma on Friday appeared at the Pietermaritzburg High Court for his corruption trial.
He was making his third appearance in court over charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal. Mr. Zuma has denied the charges.
The actual trial is yet to begin as the judge adjourned the case to November 30.
Charges
The former President is facing prosecution for 18 charges of corruption. The charges relate to 783 questionable payments Zuma allegedly received in connection with a $2.5 billion arms deal in the late 1990s.
Mr. Zuma is facing charges including 1 count of racketeering, 2 counts of money laundering and 12 counts of fraud.
In court on Friday Zuma’s lawyer Mike Hellens asked the judge to allow the former president’s legal team to file a permanent stay of prosecution against the charges.
The Judge ruled that the defence needs adequate time to prepare that application. The state is expected to give its response to the application on November 30.
This month, the son of Former South African President, was also charged with corruption.
Duduzane Zuma appeared in court on Monday in leg-chains and was released on bail.
Source: Africafeeds.com
