Former President Jacob Zuma’s ex-financial adviser Schabir Shaik has confirmed that he has been approached by the Hawks and asked to testify in Zuma’s trial. His lawyer has also stated that Shaik believes “the law will take its rightful course” in the matter between the NPA and Zuma”. The comments came hours after Shaun Abrahams‚ the national director at the National Prosecuting Authority‚ announced that Zuma’s latest bid to stop his corruption prosecution had failed. Shaik said he had “no comment” on Abrahams’ announcement‚ because his is on medical parole and is limited in what he can say to the media. Shaik was convicted of corrupting Zuma in 2005‚ and sentenced to 15 years in prison. He was released on medical parole on March 3‚ 2009 after serving just over two years of that sentence. A panel of medical experts had concluded that he was terminally ill. During his trial‚ Shaik remained adamant that the hundreds of payments he made to Zuma‚ then KwaZulu-Natal Tourism MEC and later...
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