Zuma corruption case: Thales won't get fair trial, says defence

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Thales and former president Jacob Zuma are both asking the KwaZulu-Natal High Court for a permanent stay of prosecution.

Its argument centres around the delays in the case.

The company is accused of agreeing to pay Zuma an annual R500,000 bribe for protection from an investigation into the controversial multibillion-rand arms deal.Zuma’s supporters vow to stand behind him"The NPA says we have documents, but what does that help if no one is available to explain those documents?" argued Advocate Mushahida Adhikari, Thales lawyer.

 

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Thales found themselves guilty when they did an internal investigation. Don't play here.

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