South Africa: Ex-President Jacob Zuma Due In Court Next Month

He is to answer to 18 counts of graft concerning a 1,322 billion FCFA weapons deal.

Lawyers representing Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s former President on March 27, 2018 vowed to challenge the State Prosecutor’s decision to charge him with 18 counts of corruption, the BBC reported. Zuma was earlier in the day issued a court summons for April 6, 2018 in connection with a 1999 arms deal worth 2.5 billion US dollars (1,322 billion FCFA.).

“We are preparing an application to review the National Director of Public Prosecution’s decision to prosecute Zuma,” said Michael Hulley, one of the defence counsel.

The National Prosecuting Authority earlier this month said it would seek to prosecute Zuma on 16 charges, including fraud, racketeering, corruption and money laundering. Zuma has repeatedly denied wrongdoing. The former President, who was forced to resign by his ruling African National Congress last month, is at the centre of a 1990 deal to buy European arms.

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