Judge Nkosinathi Chili has been appointed to preside over the arms deal-related trial of former President Jacob Zuma, replacing Piet Koen who recused himself in the Pietermaritzburg high court on Monday.
After Koen stood down, the new judge entered court and, after brief proceedings, adjourned the trial to April 17.
“I will have to avail myself,” he joked when lead prosecutor Billy Downer explained that Koen had previously set that date for the resumption of the trial and questioned whether Chili was available. Zuma and his co-accused, French arms company Thales, were not present in court, having been previously excused by Koen because Monday was a holding date.
Koen's recusal was because he had previously expressed views with regards to the merits of Zuma’s then pending private prosecution of Downer for contravening the NPA Act for allegedly “leaking” his private medical information to journalist Karyn Maughan.
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