Un juez fija el juicio por el acuerdo de armas de Zuma para 2027

El juez Nkosinathi Chili ha ordenado que el juicio por corrupción contra el expresidente Jacob Zuma, largamente postergado y relacionado con el acuerdo de armas de 1999, comience el 1 de febrero de 2027. El fallo rechaza más aplazamientos a pesar de las apelaciones pendientes de Zuma y de la firma francesa Thales.

El juez Nkosinathi Chili, de la División de KwaZulu-Natal del Tribunal Superior en Pietermaritzburg, dictó la orden este jueves. Calificó los repetidos desafíos legales por parte de Zuma y Thales como una táctica de defensa tipo "Stalingrado" que ha paralizado el proceso durante años.

Zuma y Thales enfrentan cargos de corrupción, asociación delictiva, blanqueo de capitales y fraude. Los fiscales alegan que Zuma recibió 4,1 millones de rands de su antiguo asesor Schabir Shaik entre 1995 y 2004 para promover los intereses de Thales.

Chili declaró que el tribunal debe considerar los intereses de la sociedad junto con los del acusado. Desestimó las solicitudes para retirar los cargos y señaló el derecho constitucional a un juicio rápido.

Zuma ha dado instrucciones a su equipo legal para solicitar permiso para apelar el fallo. La Autoridad Nacional de Fiscalía acogió la decisión como un precedente contra las tácticas dilatorias.

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