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.
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. Mantsha says it “has become clear to us” that Jappie’s office had advised lawyers for Thales and the state about the decision and “deemed it unnecessary to advise us as the legal representatives of the first accused, Mr Zuma.
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