Schabir Shaik Denied Appeal - Zuma Trial Back In Spotlight
Schabir Shaik’s appeal to the Supreme Court has been denied, sending him to prison for 15 years (he’ll be out a lot sooner though). Which means that the case against Jacob Zuma that was struck off the court roll can now be re-entered.
The Supreme Court of Appeal even went so far as to confirm the conviction that was originally handed down to Shaik:We find a wealth of evidence to show that the friendship [between Shaik and Zuma], which we accept exists, was persistently and aggressively exploited by Mr Shaik for his own and his group’s advantage.
The only reasonable inference is that the payments were corruptly made to influence Mr Zuma to act in conflict with his constitutional duties…
The ball is now back in the NPA’s court.