Zuma banks on 'question of law' in appeal bid
President Jacob Zuma's protracted legal battle of close to 10 years to avoid prosecution on charges that include corruption, racketeering, money laundering and fraud continues in the SCA today, notes a report on the IoL site. The charges stem from Zuma allegedly receiving inducements to use his real or perceived political influence to affect the award of contracts for the 1999 arms deal.
In April last year, the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) ruled in the DA's favour and refused Zuma and the NPA leave to appeal an earlier order to reinstate the charges.
Zuma and the NPA then approached the SCA, which granted them permission to present oral argument in their applications for leave to appeal. In their heads of argument Zuma's legal team submits that leave to appeal should be granted, as they had reasonable prospects of success, that their appeal involved an important question of law, and that it constituted public importance which will have an effect on future matters.
Two days have been set aside by the SCA to hear the applications of Zuma and the NPA, which is also seeking leave to appeal, and the responses from those of the DA.
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