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No new charges for Zuma-lawyers

12 October 2005 - IOL Daily Newsletter

DURBAN--What charges will be contained in the indictment against former deputy president Jacob Zuma, now set to be made public on November 2?The National Prosecuting Authority is remaining mum on this issue; Zuma's defence team is being cagey.But one senior member of the defence team, who declined to be named, said speculation that the NPA would bring "new" charges against Zuma would, on November 2, be shown to be mere speculation."I'm the kind of betting man who only bets when he's pretty sure that he's going to win," he said."I would be willing to bet that the indictment presented on November 2 will be a mirror image of the one brought against Schabir Shaik."

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