Stop Zuma's money, fired MKs ask court

All 1o MPs say they resigned from gainful employment.

- Ciaran Ryan

Ten dismissed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party MPs have approached the High Court in Pretoria for an urgent order to attach the bank accounts in the name of the party and its leader Jacob Zuma.

This is to prevent the respondents from disposing of any funds prior to the launch of a second court application the MPs intend to bring for compensation following their party membership being terminated soon after they were sworn in as MPs in June following the May elections.

The urgent application comes at the same time that MK's secretary-general, Sifiso Maseko, resigned from his position. Maseko was previously fired from the same position to make way for Arthur Zwane, until Zuma changed his mind and reinstated Maseko.