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No word on Zuma case
19/11/2007 14:08 - (SA)
Johannesburg - There was no word yet on whether ANC Deputy President Jacob Zuma would have to face new corruption charges as the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) was still considering the case, an NPA spokesperson said on Monday.
"It is a very painstaking process of consideration," said NPA spokesperson Tlali Tlali, speaking less than a month before the ANC holds it national conference and elects its future leader, a position for which Zuma appears to have widespread support.
"It involves the preparation of reports and other forms of documentation presented to the NPA management. It can be a very involved process around which it is difficult to provide a timeframe," he said.
"We should make a decision known as soon as we are ready. We need to round up or conclude all outstanding business... before the NPA can make a decision or announcement on that."
In November, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed an appeal by Zuma to stop the State from getting documents being held in Mauritius.
In another ruling, the SCA upheld an appeal by the National Director of Public Prosecutions against a high court order setting aside five search warrants against Zuma and his Durban-based lawyer Michael Hulley.
The judgments relate to a long investigation into corruption in a multi-billion rand arms deal. Zuma' financial adviser Schabir Shaik has already been sentenced for corruption and fraud in the same investigation.
At the time of the SCA judgments Hulley said they would consider appealing them in the Constitutional Court. A court official said they not received an application relating to the matter yet.
- SAPA
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