国际英语资讯:S. African court denies Zumas application for permanent stay of prosecution
<p><span word="CAPE">CAPE</span> <span word="TOWN">TOWN</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 11-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Jacob">Jacob</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prosecution">prosecution</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pietermaritzburg">Pietermaritzburg</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="KwaZulu">KwaZulu</span>-<span word="Natal">Natal</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> - <span word="Jerome">Jerome</span> <span word="Mnguni">Mnguni</span>, <span word="Esther">Esther</span> <span word="Steyn">Steyn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Thoba">Thoba</span> <span word="Poyo">Poyo</span>-<span word="Dlwati">Dlwati</span> - <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unanimous">unanimous</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="meting">meting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judgement">judgement</span>.</p><p><span word="Zuma">Zuma</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="awaited">awaited</span> <span word="graft">graft</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="billion">billion</span>-<span word="rand">rand</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="denied">denied</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="prosecution">prosecution</span> <span word="alleges">alleges</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span> <span word="Schabir">Schabir</span> <span word="Shaik">Shaik</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="dealings">dealings</span>.</p><p><span word="Shaik">Shaik</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="to">to</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="facilitating">facilitating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bribe">bribe</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="manufacturer">manufacturer</span> <span word="Thint">Thint</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2000<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paved">paved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Prosecuting">Prosecuting</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span> (<span word="NPA">NPA</span>) <span word="reinstated">reinstated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> (<span word="DA">DA</span>) <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judgement">judgement</span>, <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="court">court</span>.</p>
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