Zuma search warrant 'invalid'
2007-08-27 12:04
Bloemfontein - The State conceded on Monday that a search and seizure warrant served on Julie Mahomed, a former attorney for Jacob Zuma, was invalid.
State counsel Wim Trengrove submitted in the Supreme Court of Appeal that even if "an unlawful search and seizure" took place, other relevant aspects must be taken into account to preserve the seized material.
One of these is the public's interest in the State's ability to fight crime effectively.
The State is appealing against a Johannesburg High Court judgment which declared the warrants unlawful.
Mahomed was Zuma's attorney from time to time, and was the author of a loan agreement which came under scrutiny during the trial of Zuma's former financial adviser, Schabir Shaik.
Trengrove asked the court for a preservation order of all seized material from Mahomed office and home.
The case continues.
- SAPA