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Zuma’s State Capture appeal likely to be unsuccessful: Analyst

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A legal expert believes President Jacob Zuma’s application seeking leave to appeal the High Court’s State Capture ruling has no chance of success.

Smanga Sethene was commenting after Zuma’s lawyers filed his application on Friday.

The President argues that the court erred in upholding the Public Protector’s remedial action that the Chief Justice must appoint a judge to head a commission of inquiry into state capture. Sethene says Zuma will have to prove that he can independently appoint the judge heading the commission of inquiry without interference or influence.

“What we do know is that he is implicated – his family is implicated. An interview with him was secured with the PP – it was recorded; he was in the presence of his attorneys. So, we do know he is implicated. To me that is the major hurdle. If he cannot overcome that, I don’t see why he is going to court.”

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