Doctors treating former president Jacob Zuma have been given until August 20 to submit a detailed report on his medical condition.
In terms of an order granted by Pietermaritzburg high court Judge Piet Koen on Tuesday, a medical practitioner appointed by the state will be given access to Zuma to assess his fitness to attend court and stand trial on corruption charges linked to the arms deal.
The last time the matter was before Koen, Zuma appeared via video link from the prison while his legal team argued that he wanted to be present in court when the matter was argued.However, on Friday Zuma was taken from prison to a nearby, undisclosed hospital. In submissions before Koen on Tuesday during a virtual hearing, advocate Wim Trengove, for the state, said: “We are completely in the dark as to the justification for the postponement regarding his condition.
“We are all in the dark. He [Trengove] knows the exact medical condition is a matter of confidentiality. Did he expect the doctor to go into detail? We didn’t.”The parties agreed to an order that a full medical report would be provided by August 20 and that a doctor appointed by the state would be given access to Zuma to assess him.
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