Former South African President Jacob Zuma arrives at court ahead of his court appearance in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Rogan Ward
PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma wants corruption charges relating to a $2.2 billion (1.7 billion pounds) arms deal to be permanently set aside, his lawyers said on Friday, when Zuma made his fourth court appearance since the charges were reinstated.
Zuma, who was ousted by the ruling party in February, faces 16 charges of fraud, racketeering and money laundering relating to a deal to buy 30 billion rand of European military hardware for South Africa's armed forces in the late 1990s.
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