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Jurist Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial resumes

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The corruption case against the former South African president Jacob Zuma resumed on Tuesday after Zuma’s efforts to delay or avoid prosecution were denied.

Tuesday’s pre-trial hearing attempted to establish a firm date start for the case and was heard by the Kwa-Zulu Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg. However, Judge Dhaya Pillay, ultimately decided not to set a date for the trial and adjourned the proceedings until September 8.

Zuma was the Deputy President of South Africa from 1999 to 2005 before being dismissed for alleged racketeering, fraud, corruption, money laundering and rape charges. He went on to become the President of South Africa from 2009 to 2018 but was plagued by legal challenges throughout his presidency. Zuma’s presidency also survived numerous no-confidence votes and a failed impeachment attempt. However, Zuma ultimately became so unpopular that his own party recalled him, and he decided to resign in February 2018. Zuma’s presidency was riddled with missing government funds, and the economic damage is estimated to have cost the South African economy 1-trillion ZAR ($60 billion).

Zuma is accused of accepting approximately $34,000 annually from Thales, a French defense firm, in return for shielding them from an investigation into a $2 billion arms deal signed that year. Zuma has continually denied all the allegations pertaining to his corruption. He is now facing 16 charges, including racketeering, fraud, corruption and money laundering.

Those charges that plagued his presidency but were ultimately dropped. However, shortly after he was forced to resign, the charges were reinstated against him. In late 2019, Zuma’s application for a permanent stay of prosecution was dismissed, but he once again filed an appeal, this time against that dismissal, in an attempt to delay the trial further. However, in February, the Court issued a warrant for Zuma’s arrest after he failed to appear in court. That order was subsequently stayed until May 6.

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