A High Court judge is expected to hand down judgment, in the legal fight where the former president wants a NPA senior prosecutor removed from his corruption trial.
He accused him of leaking Zuma’s medical records, which were sent to him in August, when Zuma, who was still jailed by then, wanted to bolster his argument that he was too frail to personally come to court.
In his statement when opening the case, Zuma accused Downer of breaching section 41 of the NPA, which prohibits disclosing of information without the permission of the national director. In it, he further said: “I am prepared to give further clarificatory statements, under oath, in support of the above, should that be deemed necessary. The criminal violations set out in the attached documents should serve as a useful basis of determining the scope of a criminal investigation that the SAPS may conduct in this complaint ,and the inclusion of further suspects and/or accomplices,” read the affidavit.
“Dear Media, Just so it's clear. On the October 26, 2021, Judge Koen will be handing down his judgment, following the arguments of September 21-22. So, October 26, 2021, is not a trial date, but a judgment date. Zuma is not required to attend, he will send his attorney,” his foundation said in a statement.
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