ZumaTrial | 'He is here by choice. It was decided yesterday. We will see on Thursday if he is up to attending again.'
He is likely to address his supporters again on Friday. However, Zuma will not be in a position to inform them on the outcome of his application as the court needs at least three months to finalise its judgment.
Before the matter was adjourned on Tuesday, Zuma's co-accused - French arms company Thales - argued that its right to a fair trial would be violated as it had no witnesses to dispute the evidence against it. Advocate Mushahida Adhikari, representing Thales, said some of the key witnesses were"unavailable" and could not even be located by Interpol.Thales did not present a medical report to court to prove their argument.
If Thales is tried and found guilty, it will likely face a fine as it is a corporate entity, however Adhikari argued that it still had the same right to a fair trial. Thales is accused of agreeing to pay Zuma a yearly R500,000 bribe for protection from an investigation into the controversial multibillion-rand arms deal. The alleged bribe was facilitated by Zuma's former financial adviser‚ Schabir Shaik.
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