Shaik in last bid for freedom
2007-05-22 18:19
Johannesburg - Schabir Shaik's last bid for freedom will be heard in the Constitutional Court on Wednesday and Thursday.
The former financial adviser of ANC deputy president Jacob Zuma is asking the court for leave to appeal his conviction on two counts of corruption and one of fraud, his 15-year jail term and the seizure of his assets.
He contends that his constitutional rights to freedom, equality, dignity and a fair trial have been infringed by the trial and appeal courts.
Shaik was convicted on June 2, 2005 in the Durban High Court.
The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld the conviction and sentence on November 6, 2006 and he reported to Westville Prison, in Durban, on November 9.
- SAPA