UDM, Cope want Zuma to cough up R1m upfront for state capture appeal

The United Democratic Movement (UDM) and Congress of the People (Cope) want President Jacob Zuma to pay R1 million upfront before going ahead with his appeal against the Pretoria High Court’s judgment in December last year that he should pay punitive costs in his personal capacity for his abortive attempt to stop the release of the state capture report.

The full bench of the high court ruled that Zuma’s overall conduct in the protracted litigation surrounding the release of the report left them with no option but to find that he must be held personally liable for all the costs of his attempt to obtain an interdict on October 14, 2016, the day on which former public protector Thuli Madonsela’s report was released.

This is a developing story. More to follow.

– Additional reporting Ilse de Lange

BREAKING: UDM and Cope want President Zuma to personally provide R1million BEFORE he brings his #StateCapture appeal application.
They fear he won't be able to pay the legal costs if and when he loses. pic.twitter.com/OWMJySJShy

— Karyn Maughan (@karynmaughan) January 24, 2018

UDM and Cope say legal costs in President Zuma's bid to interdict release of State Capture report are "more than R5million". The costs of his actual #StateCapture review will be far more.
He has to personally pay this.
Parties want guarantee he'll pay up if he loses appeal. pic.twitter.com/NmZxZil8W1

— Karyn Maughan (@karynmaughan) January 24, 2018

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