THERE has been another postponement in the matter of former president Jacob Zuma.
The case against Zuma and French arms company Thales returned to the Pietermaritzburg High Court today.
The accused were in absentia and were represented by their legal teams.
Today’s postponement had already been agreed upon by both the National Prosecuting Authority and the defence team.
The courtroom was not as full as it usually is and there were no supporters outside the court.
Zuma’s children were also not seen today.
Zuma and Thales face corruption, money laundering and racketeering charges linked to a multibillion rand arms deal.
Zuma is alleged to have received bribes from Thales through his then-financial advisor Schabir Shaik.
The French arms company believes the NPA doesn’t have the necessary evidence to charge it with racketeering.
It argued it had a legitimate business relationship with Shaik and was unaware of his deals with Zuma.
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Outside court, NPA spokeswoman Natasha Kara said the matter was postponed for a resolution on pre-trial issues, namely the judgement on Thales application for the racketeering charges to be dropped as well as direction on travel, especially internationally, due to Covid-19.
However, Judge Nompumelelo Radebe postponed the matter to 23 February.