The #FreeJacobZuma campaign has made a statement that it will not continue with its gathering in support of former president Jacob Zuma, who was expected to appear at the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday.
Zuma was expected to appear for his arms deal corruption trial on Tuesday, but National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson advocate, Mthunzi Mhaga, confirmed that Zuma’s legal team planned to “make a substantive application for a postponement, virtually”. On Monday, the Jacob Zuma Foundation tweeted that the matter would be heard virtually at 10am on Tuesday.
The campaign said that: “The #FreeJacobZuma campaign will await the outcome of this hearing to announce the continuation of plans for peaceful and lawful mobilisation and protest for the new date that will be set for the physical appearance of President Zuma in the so-called ‘arms deal’ trial. Tuesday’s postponement does not postpone, or impact , other peaceful and lawful protest activities that may be planned by various organisations and groupings in support of the immediate release of president Zuma, at different times and locations throughout the country”.
On Friday, the department of Correctional Services announced that Jacob Zuma had been admitted to an outside hospital for medical observation. Zuma has been medically supervised by staff from the SA Military Health Services since his admission at the Estcourt Correctional Centre last month.
Sources: MSN, IOL
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