Zuma Trial - Not in SA's interest or not in ANC's interest [There is a difference]

The key thrust of the ANC's argument, said Sisulu, was that if the NPA had dealt expeditiously with Zuma's case he, the ANC and the country would have seen justice done. Instead, it had turned into a years-long, drawn-out process, running up a bill of around R100-million. - IOL.co.za

NVDL: Errr....so it's the NPA's fault that Zuma's case has ben postponed so many times. Is that right? The NPA have delayed, not the ANC, trying to stall the process until their man is elected president. Someone thinks we're stupid.

clipped from www.iol.co.za The ANC's Lindiwe Sisulu told the Cape Argus last night that the party made its representations to the NPA on February 4, arguing that Zuma's prosecution should be dropped because it was not in the best interests of the country. The key thrust of the ANC's argument, said Sisulu, was that if the NPA had dealt expeditiously with Zuma's case he, the ANC and the country would have seen justice done. Instead, it had turned into a years-long, drawn-out process, running up a bill of around R100-million. "Most South Africans have to foot that bill and we are not convinced there is a winnable case here," Sisulu said. Ngobeni this morning explained the ANC's contention that the prosecution was not in the national interest. He said that if Zuma's prosecution went ahead, his trial was unlikely to be completed in the next five years as a result of appeal upon appeal, and challenges to the constitutionality of laws concerning racketeering.