The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg ruled on Thursday that the long-delayed arms deal corruption trial against former president Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales must proceed.

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg ruled on Thursday that the long-delayed arms deal corruption trial against former president Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales must proceed.

Delivering his judgment in the state’s “Stop Stalingrad” application, Judge Nkosinathi Chili ordered that the trial move forward despite various pending interlocutory challenges from both legal teams.

In a blow to the defence’s efforts to stall the merits of the case, Chili noted he was “unable to point to any injustice if the trial proceeds while there are pending interlocutory proceedings”.

The ruling paves the way for the NPA to finally bring the decades-old charges of racketeering, corruption, and money laundering to trial.

More to follow.

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