20 May 2019 2 Min Read
Five things you need to know about Jacob Zuma's bid to avoid corruption charges
in News by NIVASHNI NAIR
Former president Jacob Zuma returns to court May 20 2019. File photo
Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times
Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times
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Jacob Zuma's new legal team will use the next few days, starting on Monday, to try to prove that the application for a permanent stay of prosecution has "great potential" to end criminal charges against the former president.
At Zuma's last court appearance in November, advocate Michael Hellens, who is leading the defence team, confidently told the Pietermaritzburg High Court that the highly anticipated application would be "the end of the matter" and that Zuma would not stand trial.
These are the five things that you need to know about this round of the court proceedings, which are set to end on Friday:
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Former president Jacob Zuma is back in the dock yet again for corruption charges, on May 20 2019 at the Pietermaritzburg High Court.