State advocate Billy Downer told the Pietermaritzburg High Court that Zuma’s team has said he will be out of the country for treatment until mid-March, local media reported. Zuma’s legal team asserted that the former president had two operations in early January before going abroad. A court late last year dismissed Zuma’s attempt to appeal a ruling that cleared the way for him to be prosecuted. Zuma denies charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering related to the controversial 1999 arms deal when he was deputy president. ADThe charges were thrown out by prosecutors nearly a decade ago in a contentious decision that opened the way for Zuma to become president.

Source: Washington Post February 04, 2020 09:45 UTC