Jacob Zuma demands financial records from Nelson Mandela Foundation, ANC to bolster corruption trial defence

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Jacob Zuma demands financial records from Nelson Mandela Foundation, ANC to bolster corruption trial defence
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As lawyers for Jacob Zuma continue with their preparations for his arms deal corruption trial, they have since written to a number of organisations requesting information that may assist them. jacobzuma court corruption

Nkobi-owned companies were BEE partners to Thales, a French arms company that also won tenders. In return, the State alleges that Thales paid bribes to Zuma using Shaik who was also a financial adviser to Zuma.

“Important to our client’s defence is that he was not involved at all in any protection to any person or any company in return for financial rewards while he served the ANC,” reads part of the letter sent to the ANC. In the letter, the lawyers added that this evidence that the NPA uncovered shows that the late Mandela may have had a direct role in influencing who was to get some of the tenders on the table at that time.

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