Publication: Cape Times
Issued:
Date: 2006-11-29
Reporter: Sapa
Reporter:
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Shaik's Team to Challenge Conviction |
Durban :
The National Prosecuting Authority yesterday confirmed that it had received a
letter from Schabir Shaik's legal team giving notice that he intends challenging
his conviction in the Constitutional Court.
Shaik's lawyer, Reeves
Parsee, said he was fielding "50 calls a day from the press and I tell them the
same thing: I am not going to comment".
By close of business on Monday,
the Constitutional Court had not received any notification of a legal challenge
by Shaik, a court official said.
The official said no papers had been
received, but if notification were filed yesterday, it should have been
accompanied by a special letter explaining why it was late.
Shaik's
appeal was overturned on November 6 and he had 14 days from that date to file
papers with the Constitutional Court if he intended to challenge the appeal
there.
Shaik was jailed for 15 years on charges of corruption and fraud.
With acknowledgement to Sapa and Cape
Times.