South Africa: Zuma could be president when charged
source: IOL
Karyn Maughan
January 29 2009 at 09:03AM
Jacob Zuma could be president of the country when he applies for his corruption prosecution to be permanently quashed – if his lawyers have their way.
Zuma’s lawyers on Wednesday formally proposed August 12 as the date for the ANC president’s permanent stay of prosecution application, which he has promised would detail the alleged “political conspiracy” behind the corruption, racketeering, money-laundering and fraud charges against him.
The proposed August date – which falls after the mooted April date for South Africa’s national elections – is later than the June date suggested by Zuma’s prosecutors.
NPA spokesperson Tlali Tlali on Wednesday confirmed that the state had received correspondence from Zuma’s lawyers on Wednesday, but declined to comment on the dates Zuma’s legal team had proposed.
“The parties are still in discussion about the [continue reading]

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