The ANC's military veterans wing met acting prosecutions boss Mokotedi Mpshe in Pretoria on Tuesday to discuss its belief that Jacob Zuma's case should not go ahead.

"The (National Prosecuting Authority) Act allows for people who have a direct interest in a case to put further representations," Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) secretary general Ayanda Dlodlo said.

"It is well within the law."

She said the association decided pre-Polokwane to support him as one of their members. They had also supported intelligence director general Billy Masetla when he went to court to challenge his sacking.

"It just does not end with Jacob Zuma," said Dlodlo.

They wrote to acting NPA head Mokotedi Mpshe to tell them they were putting together a team of lawyers to make representations to him and Tuesday's visit was a courtesy.

"We do not believe that he needs to go to court to deal with this issue," she said.

It would not be right to divulge more until Mpshe had had a chance to go over their submission, she added.

They were not asking Mpshe to consider a plea bargain for Zuma who faces charges of fraud and corruption along with French arms company Thint.

The possibility of political unrest?

"We are not looking at a plea bargain because we don't believe he is guilty," she said.

Dlodlo added that Zuma's case had caused a great sadness for the country and everybody had an opinion on it.

The association was also not happy with seeing school children coming out in support of an adult and was concerned about the possibility of political unrest.

"We know what social unrest is, we have choked on teargas. It tears families apart, it shatters communities," said Dlodlo.

There were also questions of what a trial would do to the economic, political and social stability of the country.

MKMVA believed there was a political conspiracy against Zuma and would ultimately like to see the charges dropped.

"We truly believe there is a conspiracy."

NPA spokesperson Tlali Tlali confirmed the meeting.

Zuma's legal team has also met with the NPA about the ANC president's pending trial, both parties confirmed.

Tlali said the meeting took place in Pretoria last week, after Zuma's legal team approached the NPA to make representations regarding the case.

Zuma's Lawyer Michael Hulley said they approached the NPA to make a representation. He denied that they wanted to strike a plea bargain.

Sapa