BREAKING | Judge Piet Koen recuses himself from Jacob Zuma corruption trial
- Kaveel SinghKoen gives context on the private prosecution regarding News24 journalist Karyn Maughan and Advocate Billy Downer.Koen says he does not intend reading his full 47- page judgment regarding his recusal from the Zuma and others corruption case.Former president Jacob Zuma and his co-accused, French company Thales, are back in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Monday to learn whether Judge Piet Koen will continue to preside.
Koen's self-initiated invitation for submissions on his potential recusal came after Zuma's lawyers asked that he make a decision on whether the prosecutor, Billy Downer, should continue to participate in the case – given that the former president had initiated a private prosecution against him and News24 journalist Karyn Maughan for allegedly violating the National Prosecuting Authority Act.
The former president accused prosecutor advocate Billy Downer and News24 journalist Karyn Maughan of allegedly leaking Zuma's confidential medical information during his arms deal trial. 42m ago
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