South African President Jacob Zuma delivers his State of the Nation address at Parliament in Cape Town, June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham/Pool
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma has provided arguments on why he should not be prosecuted for corruption, the state prosecutor said on Thursday, as pressure mounted for the scandal-plagued leader to step down.
Zuma, who has faced and denied numerous corruption allegations since taking office, submitted documents on Wednesday night to the National Prosecuting Agency (NPA) providing reasons why 783 counts of corruption relating to a 30 billion rand ($2 billion) arms deal arranged in the late 1990s should not be reinstated.
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