Jacob Zuma bemoans decision to increase number of judges in his case
Former president’s lawyers lodge an objection with less than two weeks to go before the hearing
Three judges will decide whether the corruption prosecution of former president Jacob Zuma will go ahead — and he is not happy about it. With less than two weeks to go before the hearing of Zuma’s application for a permanent stay of his prosecution, his lawyers have formally objected to the decision to increase the bench that will decide Zuma’s fate from one to three. Three judges are typically allocated to cases that are seen as legally complex, or carrying significant public interest. Zuma’s lawyers appear to believe that his application does not justify a full bench — and may also be apprehensive that convincing at least two of those three judges that his case should be dropped may be significantly more challenging than convincing one. In a letter to Pietermaritzburg high court judge president Achmat Jappie, Zuma’s attorney Daniel Mantsha asks him to provide “reasons for such a decision … in order to determine how best to proceed with this matter”. He further states that althou...
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