23 Jun 2020 - Former President Jacob Zuma in the Pietermaritzburg High Court for the pre-trial hearing in the arms deal case | Image: Twitter: @HlaleleKelelloThehas been cancelled by Judge Kate Pillay in the Pietermaritzburg High Court following the submission of yet another doctor’s letter confirming his ill-health as the reason why he failed to show up in court in February.
This meant that the warrant was not immediately executable, and was contingent on Zuma providing adequate clarity on his condition which has now been done. Zuma and his co-accused, French government-controlled Thales arms company, are facing a total of 16 charges including fraud and racketeering.According to the judge, it would be in the interest of justice for the case to start and end as soon as possible given Zuma’s advanced age.
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