Duduzane Zuma has been unfairly treated, his lawyer tells state capture inquiry
But Raymond Zondo says Zuma had provided a sworn statement detailing his response to Mcebisi Jonas’s evidence‚ and has asked why he would not be prepared to testify about what he had previously stated under oath
Former president Jacob Zuma’s son‚ Duduzane Zuma‚ does not want to testify at the state capture inquiry, because he is facing a corruption case linked to the evidence that implicates him. Zuma’s lawyer‚ Dawie Joubert‚ has disclosed that Zuma is "so disappointed in being treated in the way that he was treated" in his criminal prosecution, for allegedly being involved in an alleged Gupta family bid to bribe former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas. Zuma maintains he was unlawfully arrested‚ and says Jonas has not laid any charges against him. Joubert maintains that this is clear evidence that Zuma has been unfairly treated. But deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo was not convinced. He pointed out that Zuma had provided a sworn statement detailing his response to Jonas’s evidence‚ and questioned why he would not be prepared to testify about what he’d previously stated under oath. "He has told us his version and all that would remain is that he may be asked to help this commission to...
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