High court reserves judgment in Thales’ bid to have corruption charges dropped in Jacob Zuma Arms Deal case

High court reserves judgment in Thales’ bid to have corruption charges dropped in Jacob Zuma Arms Deal case

French arms company Thales believes the State should drop corruption and fraud charges due to the death of two key witnesses. If it succeeds, former president Jacob Zuma, a co-accused in the matter, believes his charges should also be dropped.

Thales, Zuma claim they won’t get a fair trial because of witnesses’ deaths

Zuma piggybacks on an application brought by Thales for a discharge of the charges based on the fact that two directors allegedly involved in the dodgy deals with Zuma had died

The deaths of two key Thales witnesses will deprive former President Jacob Zuma of his right to cross-examination and a fair trial.

NPA warns court of Zuma’s delaying tactics for criminal trial

By Simon Nare The National Prosecuting Authority has described former president Jacob Zuma’s application to be acquitted of his corruption charges if his co-accused Thales is acquitted as unpersuasive, saying it should be dismissed. Zuma has filed a conditional application for a stay of execution if French defence company is successful in its application to have its charges dropped. The company, which is a co-accused in the Zuma corruption trial…