Jailed Jacob Zuma has won a short-term legal victory, which scores him three weeks until his next appearance in his arms deal criminal trial.
Zuma’s trial will begin on May 17th, after the courts rejected his repeated applications to have the case dismissed, reports Bloomberg.
French arms company Thales and Zuma applied for leave from court attendance and this was granted by the Judge.
Having evaded the long arm of the law for 17 years, it appears Zuma will have his day in court over 783 counts of bribery and fraud.
Lawyers acting for former South African President Jacob Zuma argued that corruption charges against him dating back almost two decades should be scrapped because the case against him is politically motivated and has been unreasonably delayed.
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