Zuma wins delay in corruption trial
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A SOUTH African court granted former President Jacob Zuma鈥檚 request for a delay in his arms deal corruption trial yesterday, and adjourned proceedings for three weeks.
Zuma is accused of receiving kickbacks over a US$2 billion arms deal from the 1990s. He pleaded not guilty in May to charges including corruption, fraud and money laundering.
He has evaded prosecution for more than a decade, and portrayed himself as the victim of a politically motivated witch-hunt.
Efforts to hold him to account are seen as a test of the country鈥檚 ability to hold powerful politicians to account.
鈥淭he trial is adjourned to 10-13 August 2021,鈥 Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Piet Koen said. He did not say why he allowed the delay.
Zuma has started a 15-month sentence for contempt of court.
He appeared before the Pietermaritzburg court virtually but stayed silent while his legal team argued that a postponement should be granted so that he could appear in person.
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