The prosecuting authority violated constitution: Zuma lawyers
By AFP
21 May 2019 |
12:42 pm
Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s lawyers tell a court that the prosecuting authority is guilty of a serious breach of the constitution, and therefore the judges should grant his application to stop his corruption prosecution.
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