Zondo inquiry adjourns after Zuma complains of unfair treatment
The commission of inquiry into state capture has adjourned proceedings until Friday after former president Jacob Zuma complained of unfair treatment.
Zuma was appearing before the commission for a third day, despite tensions between his legal team and the commission.
He interrupted proceedings after lunch, stating that the way evidence leader, Advocate Paul Pretorius, was asking him questions amounted to cross-examination.
Pretorius was dealing with the testimony of former public enterprises minister Barbara Hogan, who testified that Zuma interfered with her work while she was in office and demanded that certain people be appointed.
"I hear you chairperson but my problem does not go away. For example, put forward by the minister is that I interfered, I don't know what that means because presidents talk to their ministers about the work they do. If for example there was to be an appointment they would naturally discuss it with the president. I don't understand this very broad words 'He interfered'. In what way? We are not getting to that point, we are instead getting to paragraphs I don't understand.”
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Zondo explained that the details of Pretorius were asking about were important in determining the facts. However, Zuma's legal representative, Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane, objected stating that he believed his client was brought to the commission under false pretenses.