Opposition political parties will be outraged if President Jacob Zuma grants a full pardon to his friend, fraudster Schabir Shaik.
But, as speculation mounts that this is exactly what the president will do, opposition leaders have conceded that there is nothing they can do to stop it.
Zuma not only has the power to pardon, he also has the power to return the R39.2 million that the state confiscated from Shaik - and expunge his criminal record - even though Shaik is his friend and was sent to jail for fraud and corruption relating to Zuma.
The speculation - denied by the Presidency - is that Zuma could make the decision before Christmas.
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