Zuma threatens to sue Presidency
2008-03-10 13:12
Johannesburg - African National Congress President Jacob Zuma is threatening to sue the office of the Presidency unless it pays his legal bills, the Star newspaper reported on Monday.
The newspaper said that Aletta Mosidi, the head of the state attorney's office in Pretoria, had confirmed that she had received a letter from Zuma's attorney Michael Hulley threatening legal action over the state's failure "to reinstate its undertaking to pay part of the ANC president's legal costs".
According to the report, the state attorney's office is awaiting a detailed account of how he spent R9m in legal funding he had previously received from the state.
Mosidi was quoted as saying: "But the ball is in Mr Hulley's court... it is only when we receive an itemised bill from him that this issue can be resolved."
The presidency is responsible for the payment of Zuma's fees as the accusation of certain corrupt acts relate to the time he was deputy president of the country.
Attempts by Sapa to obtain comment from Hulley were unsuccessful.
- SAPA