Jacob Zuma’s appeal is doomed to fail, say prosecutors

Prosecutors in Jacob Zuma’s corruption case have criticised the former president’s bid to appeal against an earlier court order. They dismissed his attempt to have charges against him dropped permanently, saying it was doomed to fail.

Zuma is facing corruption charges relating to alleged bribes of R500,000 a year from French arms company Thales in exchange for his political protection from any investigation of SA’s 1990s deal to buy European military equipment.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, Morningstar financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.

That's never stopped him before...

No it won't fail. The objective is delay and he has that. . Q:How do you avoid prosecution for 14 years? . A:One appeal at a time

Indeed this man is taking us for a ride. All along he’d been saying that he want to clear his name and suddenly he is performing the Stalingrad more than the founder himself

A delaying tactic...meant to frustrate the main corruption trial.. Wondering, why is section 342A of the CPA is not applicable....

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