Zuma Withdraws From State Capture Inquiry
Riyaz Patel
Former president Jacob Zuma will no longer participate in proceedings at the commission on state capture, his lawyer told the public inquiry Friday, accusing evidence leader Adv. Paul Pretorius, of “inefficiency and Orwellian manipulation.”
Adv. Musi Sikhakhane said the “reason they are here to today… is to tell the Commission that they will take “no further part” in proceedings.
The inquiry adjourned late Wednesday after Zuma’s legal team alleged “unfairness” at the hand of evidence leader Adv. Paul Pretorius, and that Zuma had been lured to the Commission “under false pretences.”
Commission chairperson, DCJ Raymond Zondo, following consultations with both sets of legal teams, decided to adjourn matters till Friday.
“Our client, from the beginning, has been treated as someone who’s accused. Our client sat waiting to be treated just like you treated Mr Gordhan, Mr Nene,” Sikhakhane said Friday.
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