Two court cases in a space of six days will take place as part of the battle between former deputy president Jacob Zuma
and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) over whether he should be prosecuted. Picture: Tyrone Arthur

TWO court cases in a space of six days will take place as part of the battle between former deputy president Jacob Zuma and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) over whether he should be prosecuted .

In the Pretoria High Court tomorrow , Zuma will ask the court to stop the national director of public prosecutions from extending its investigation into his affairs to the U K.

In March, Judge Ben du Plessis granted a letter of request for international assistance to deputy national director of public prosecutions Leonard McCarthy.

Zuma filed an affidavit in May asking the high court to set aside the letter. Zuma said had he known about the application he would have opposed it. He said he only learned about the application from a journalist.

On Tuesday, the national director of public prosecutions will appeal against last year’s order by Durban High Court, Judge Noel Hurt, which set aside search warrants pertaining to Zuma’s offices and homes and the offices of Zuma’s lawyer, Michael Hulley.

In heads of argument filed before the Supreme Court of Appeal, Zuma and Hulley maintain the national director had far less invasive modes of evidence gathering at its disposal, which were ignored in order to obtain an opportunity for a general fishing expedition for information especially harmful to Zuma.

In April this year, the NPA was granted permission to send a letter of request to Mauritian authorities for documents it wants to use as part of its investigation into Zuma and Thint.

Zuma has since appealed the judgment and the case will be heard next month. With Sapa

With acknowledgements to Ernest Mabuza and Business Day.