Schabir Shaik slams NPA boss
A defiant Schabir Shaik claims the NPA was well able to prosecute him and former Deputy President Jacob Zuma for corruption at the same time.
And, while accusing NPA boss Vusi Pikoli of lying about why the State had initially failed to charge both him and Zuma together, Shaik has also revealed that he asked Zuma to testify in his defence but was turned down, says a report in The Mercury. The result, according to Shaiks legal team, was that the evidence that could have been given by Zuma to clear him was never heard. Now, in an extraordinary move, Shaiks legal team has asked the Constitutional Court judges to include the entire record of the States aborted case against Zuma when they consider the convicted fraudsters last legal bid for freedom. Shaiks legal team will argue tomorrow (Wednesday) that his constitutional rights were violated because the State failed to charge Zuma and a French arms company for which he was convicted of securing a R500 000 bride on Zumas behalf with him. Full report in The Mercury (subscription needed)