Zuma has also detailed what he believes to be a continuing conspiracy against him, following the corruption case in whichShaik, Zuma’s former financial adviser, was found guilty of fraud and corruption in June 2005 and sentenced to 15-years behind bars.
Speaking at the Commission, Zuma says it was questionable that Shaik was charged and convicted alone in charges that he was also implicated in. He says there was a conspiracy to prolong accusations of corruption against him. The plan, he says, included the allegations of corruption against him in the Arms Deal, his axing as Deputy President in 2005 and the alleged impropriety linked to the security upgrades at his Nkandla home which lead to former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s State Capture report.