Cosatu welcomes Zuma court ruling - 15-02-06

Durban court ruling

The Congress of South African Trade Unions welcomes today's ruling by the Durban High Court that the Scorpions must return certain documents seized from former deputy president Jacob Zuma and his lawyer during raids on Zuma's homes in Johannesburg and his KwaZulu-Natal homestead, and the Durban office of his lawyer Michael Hulley in August 2005.

The courts ruling totally vindicates the statement made by COSATU's Central Committee, which was meeting at the time of the raids, that the Scorpions' actions were both unlawful and immoral. We demand that the State accepts the ruling and withdraws their appeal against it.

Today's decision reinforces COSATU's view that the prosecution of Jacob Zuma on corruption charges has been and remains a politically motivated conspiracy against him, and the federation reiterates the Central Committee's demand that all the corruption charges should now be dropped.

Patrick Craven (Editor, Shopsteward Journal)

Congress of South African Trade Unions

1-5 Leyds Cnr Biccard Streets

Braamfontein, 2017

P.O.Box 1019

Johannesburg, 2000

South Africa

Tel: +27 11 339-4911/24

Fax: +27 11 339-5080/6940

E-Mail: patrick@cosatu.org.za