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Counsel for former president Jacob Zuma has argued that the former head of state was not responsible for the unlawful government payments made towards his legal fees and should therefore not be compelled to repay the millions in question.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Thursday, <\/em> reported that the High Court in Pretoria was set for a high-stakes showdown as the Presidency and the State Attorney seek to recover more than R28 million spent on Zuma\u2019s legal battles.<\/p>\n
The application stems from a 2024 Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling that found Zuma was not entitled to taxpayer-funded legal support and that the state must be reimbursed.<\/p>\n
Zuma\u2019s counsel, Advocate Thabani Masuku, told the high court that it is strange that the Presidency and the State Attorney, who previously defended the funding of Zuma’s legal woes vociferously, now turn around and want him to repay the same money.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the DA and EFF challenged the decisions of the state (to pay Zuma\u2019s legal fees), there were two options available to the state \u2014 to relook at their decisions and to do what is called self-review, to say we have looked at the challenges coming to us, self-review and we think we were wrong. Mr Zuma took refuge in that, to say they are standing in their position.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday they are asking Mr Zuma to be saddled with a R28 million on the premise that to do so is to vindicate the rule of law. What law are you vindicating? Mr Zuma is a victim of unconstitutional violence. The defences we have raised are in the context of that debate,\u201d said Masuku. <\/p>\n
Masuku argued that the Presidency and the State Attorney are under the wrong impression that the payment obligation flowing from the 2024 SCA ruling places Zuma under a legal duty to reimburse the state.<\/p>\n
He further submitted that the state \u201cis the perpetrator of this unconstitutional violence\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe asked for money. That is okay, once he put it in the system, the system had to act constitutionally. He was not asking for the system to act unconstitutionally. If he had known, the very first time he asked for these costs to be paid, if he had known that this was an unauthorised payment, that would have been a different case,\u201d said Masuku.<\/p>\n
He maintained that no conduct by Zuma could have prevented the unconstitutional payments.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only people, the only culprits, now speak loudly about the illegality and the rule of law. The very perpetrators today are asking for this payment to be made. Given that it is the state, there has to be a higher bar in assessing its conduct towards a single individual,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Masuku described the Presidency and State Attorney\u2019s actions as \u201cmean and vicious\u201d, arguing that it was unjust for the state to pursue Zuma for repayment.<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand the DA can do that, they have a political gripe against Mr Zuma. But for this state, who function under a constitutional regime, it can’t be just and equitable to say now you have produced a bill. What this bill actually shows, it\u2019s payments made by them which they should not have paid, unauthorised payments,\u201d said Masuku.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho has abused state resources? It is the very person before Your Lordship, asking Mr Zuma to pay R28 million. If they had not paid this amount of money, which the court condemned and said they were luxurious payments, if they had paid attention to their duty to guard the purse, Mr Zuma would not find himself in this position.\u201d<\/p>\nAdvocate Thabani Masuku, for Zuma, described the Presidency and State Attorney\u2019s actions as \u201cmean and vicious\u201d, arguing that it was unjust for the state to pursue the former president for repayment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Masuku said the Presidency and the State Attorney were acting in an oppressive manner, insisting that the SCA ruling does not direct the two parties \u2014 who made the initial payment decision \u2014 to recover the money from Zuma.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving committed that unconstitutional conduct, to then turn around and say pay, I can choose you, of all the people that are liable \u2026 the people that are liable, if you want to apply what the PFMA says about recovery of unauthorised payments, would be the state officials who were responsible for that decision, it would be the Presidency,\u201d said Masuku.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey could recover this money from a number of people who were beneficiaries, including the attorneys.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that the State Attorney and the Presidency must prove Zuma was complicit in the decision to fund his legal fees.<\/p>\n
Masuku concluded that Zuma was \u201cjust an innocent recipient of the money\u201d.<\/p>\n
Breakdown of the Legal Fees<\/b><\/h2>\n
The legal battle to recover over R28.9 million spent on Zuma’s defence in the arms deal corruption case is rooted in a complex web of political, legal, and international factors.<\/span><\/p>\n
The R28.9 million was allocated to cover Zuma’s legal expenses during his defence against charges related to the 1999 arms procurement deal. These funds were used for legal representation and associated costs throughout the protracted legal proceedings. <\/p>\n
The state is now seeking to reclaim this amount, along with interest, following a 2024 Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that Zuma was ineligible for taxpayer-funded legal assistance and must reimburse the state.<\/span><\/p>\n
Zuma\u2019s legal team, citing financial constraints, has argued that repayment is not feasible, but the state is ready to enforce the debt, including the potential garnishment of his pension.<\/span><\/p>\n
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