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The
United Democratic Movement has joined the Democratic Alliance
in calling for Deputy President Jacob Zuma to step down.
"President (Thabo) Mbeki should protect the dignity of the
presidency by asking Zuma to step down," UDM leader Bantu Holomisa
said yesterday.
He said there was an emerging consensus Zuma had not been
cleared.
Public prosecutions head Bulelani Ngcuka announced on Saturday that
Zuma would not be prosecuted over South Africa's multi-billion rand
arms deal, despite indications that there may be a corruption case
for him to answer to.
Allegations, which the deputy president has repeatedly rejected,
are that Zuma tried to solicit a R500 000 bribe from Alain Thetard,
the former Southern African head of French arms company Thomson
CSF.
Holomisa said yesterday that Mbeki should "understand that we are
not only dealing here with criminal evidence and the question of
reasonable doubt.
"We are also dealing with a balance of probabilities and, party
politics aside, the important thing is that damage is being done to
the presidency and the country as a whole.
"He need not therefore wait for a conviction to ask the deputy
president to step down to protect the national interest," he
said.
On Sunday, DA Chief Whip Douglas Gibson said Zuma should resign in
order to protect the dignity of his office, and "before there are
further humiliations". – Sapa.
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