FORMER president Jacob Zuma’s legal team has resigned three weeks before the start of his corruption trial at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on May 17.
Mabuza Attorneys have filed their intention to withdraw as his legal representatives with the High Court in Pietermaritzburg.
A change in legal teams could impact the expected beginning of the former president’s arms deal-related corruption trial next month.
The withdrawal by Zuma’s lawyers also comes after the Supreme Court of Appeals found that state funding for his lawyers in the corruption case is unlawful.
Zuma has been ordered to return R16m of state funds used to pay his legal fees for this corruption case.
- Inside Politics
