Zuma Stalls South African Graft Trial As He Seeks New Appeal
- Zuma faces charges of graft, racketeering, money laundering
- Case delayed to Feb. 4 as Zuma tries again to get it scrapped
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma was briefly back in court on Tuesday as the start of his trial on graft, racketeering and money laundering charges inched closer, a decade after prosecutors tried to shelve the case amid allegations of political interference.
High Court Judge Sharmaine Bolton delayed the trial in the eastern town of Pietermaritzburg until Feb. 4 to give him time to challenge a ruling last week in the same court that the case should go ahead. The Supreme Court of Appeal confirmed two years ago that a decision in 2009 not to pursue the charges was irrational.