By Simon Nare
The National Prosecuting Authority has described former president Jacob Zuma’s application to be acquitted of his corruption charges if his co-accused Thales is acquitted as unpersuasive, saying it should be dismissed.
Zuma has filed a conditional application for a stay of execution if French defence company is successful in its application to have its charges dropped.
The company, which is a co-accused in the Zuma corruption trial for allegedly agreeing to pay the former president a bribe for political protection, wants the charges dropped citing unfair advantage.
Thales legal representative Advocate Barry Roux submitted to Judge Nkosinathi Chili in the Petermaritzburg High Court on Thursday that the death of two Thales employees has rendered the company’s defence in the trial insurmountable.
Alain Thetard and Pierre Moynot were considered crucial to the case since they were the representatives of the company in the country when the alleged bribe
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