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Zuma, Thint get leave to appeal
23/04/2007 22:24 - (SA)
Durban - African National Congress deputy president Jacob Zuma and French arms-maker Thint have been granted leave to appeal against a Durban High Court ruling that Mauritius be asked to provide documents relating to alleged arms-deal corruption, reported SABC news on Monday.
The national prosecuting authority has decided not to oppose the decision.
However, the NPA wants the court to grant an execution order to enable it to continue its efforts to obtain the documents, pending the outcome of the appeal.
The documents the State seeks from Mauritius include the 2000 diary of Alain Thetard, the former chief executive of Thales International's South African subsidiary Thint (Pty) Ltd.
It reportedly has details of a meeting in March 2000 between him, Zuma and convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik.
Granted in terms of act
The NPA alleges that an agreement on a R500 000-a-year bribe for Zuma was reached at this meeting.
Judge Phillip Levensohn ruled in favour of granting the letter of request for the documents on April 2, in terms of the International Co-operation in Criminal Matters Act.
Legal teams for Zuma and Thint had argued against the letter in Pietermaritzburg High Court in March.
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