Jacob Zuma is making a last-ditch effort to avoid facing graft charges as he prepares to apply for a permanent stay of prosecution. For a permanent stay of prosecution, Zuma’s lawyers would have to show that the former president had suffered irreparable trial prejudice, and therefore legal proceedings should be stopped. After more than a decade, Zuma still seems to be hinging his defence on allegations that the case against him is politically motivated. Zuma appeared in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg last week, his third appearance for the year, where his new legal team set out their plan to help keep Zuma out of jail. No review application Advocate Mike Hellens told the court on Friday Zuma would no longer be lodging a review application of the decision to charge him, opting instead to apply for a permanent stay of prosecution. This, he said, would hinge on "four pillars". These included a delay in charging Zuma and in going to trial, and the spying and "eavesdropping" on Zuma....
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