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$2.5BN ARMS PROBE: S’African Court adjourns case against exPresident Zuma
A court in South Africa has adjourned a case against former president Jacob Zuma relating to a $2.5bn arms deal contracted in the late 1990s.
It was the second time Zuma would appear before the Durban court over a fraud, racketeering and money laundering case which has now been adjourned until next month.
Judge Mjabuliseni Madondo adjourned proceedings to July 27 for the state and defence to indicate whether they can commence the case.
The matter will be heard in the nearby city of Pietermaritzburg to allow for renovations at the Durban High Court.
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“There are still some applications to be launched,” the judge said, adding that it was still too early to say when a trial could start.
Embattled Zuma had earlier had efforts to delay the arms probe turned down.
Reports say the request by Zuma to delay a hearing over the arms deal case was turned down by South Africa’s national prosecutor.
The former president of South Africa faces 16 charges including fraud, racketeering and money laundering relating to a 1990s deal to buy European military hardware to upgrade South Africa’s post-apartheid armed forces.
Zuma who has however denied any wrongdoing, was in court in April in a procedural appearance over the arms deal case.
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