S.Africa’s President Jacob Zuma must face charges of corruption -Court Rules

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in World news October 13, 2017

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma must face charges of corruption, fraud, racketeering and money laundering, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled.

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It agreed with a lower court ruling last year that prosecutors could bring back 783 charges relating to a 1999 multi-million dollar arms deal.

The charges had been set aside eight years ago, enabling Mr Jacob to become president.

The president has always maintained his innocence.

The charges relate to Mr Zuma’s relationship with a businessman, Shabir Shaik, who was tried and found guilty in 2005 of soliciting bribes from a French arms company “for the benefit of Zuma”.

Mr Zuma and other government officials have been accused of taking kickbacks from the purchase of fighter jets, patrol boats and other arms.

Charges were first brought against Mr Zuma in 2005 but dropped by prosecutors in 2009.

Last year, the High Court in the capital, Pretoria, ruled in a case brought by the opposition Democratic Alliance that he should face the accusations.

Mr jacob went on to lodge a challenge with the Supreme Court of Appeal.

Mr Zuma’s legal team admitted in September that a previous decision to drop the charges was “irrational”.

Source: bbc

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