The corruption charges against him were “irrevocably tainted” by political abuse and therefore the decision to drop them was a rational on, President Jacob Zuma has argued.

In legal arguments filed in court on Monday‚ Mr Zuma’s counsel focused on the history of the corruption prosecution‚ including its preceding investigation‚ saying “context” was important in evaluating whether the decision to discontinue the prosecution was a rational one.

The Democratic Alliance has challenged the 2009 decision by former acting national director of public prosecutions Mokotedi Mpshe saying it was irrational in law and unconstitutional.

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