Commission hints it will subpoena former president if he continues to stall
Former South African president Jacob Zuma. Picture: REUTERS/MIKE HUTCHINGS
He has repeatedly questioned the existence of state capture saying there is no evidence that implicates him in it. “Should the commission be of the view that a witness who has failed, without good reason, to appear before it is likely to do the same in the future, the commission will invoke its powers of compulsion to secure the appearance of that witness before it in the future,” Stemela said.This statement is the closest the inquiry has come to confirming that it will consider using its subpoena powers to force Zuma, who it previously “invited” to give evidence, to appear before it.
Zuma is also under pressure from the National Prosecuting Authority to decide whether he will seek to join French arms company Thales’s bid to challenge the dismissal of its application for a permanent stay of corruption prosecution.
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