Court dismisses Jacob Zuma’s application for leave to appeal
The three judges who dismissed applications for a permanent stay of prosecution by Zuma and Thales have unanimously denied the pair the right to appeal
29 November 2019 - 10:47
Former president Jacob Zuma’s has no reasonable prospect of success in appealing against the judgment that his corruption prosecution should go ahead, the Pietermaritzburg high court ruled on Friday.
The three judges who dismissed applications for a permanent stay of prosecution by Zuma and Thales, the French arms company accused of bribing him for his “political protection” from any possible investigation of the multi-billion rand arms deal, have unanimously denied the pair the right to appeal that decision. Both appeals were dismissed with costs...
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