Ramaphosa rejects Zuma’s bid to add him to the list of accused in private prosecution
With the ANC elective conference set to start, indictment claims the NPA issued new ‘nolle prosequi’ that clears the way for president to be prosecutedFormer president Jacob Zuma and President Cyril Ramaphosa at the coronation of Zulu King Misuzulu Zulu. File photo.On the eve of the ANC’s elective conference, former president Jacob Zuma initiated a private prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
“Mr Zuma has not provided such a certificate with charges in the name of President Ramaphosa,” said the presidency.nolle prosequi Ramaphosa had written back and “acknowledged the seriousness of the conduct complained about”, said the indictment. He claimed to have referred the matter to the justice minister and the Legal Practice Council, but to date “he has omitted to take action”, the indictment said.
Zuma alleges the two are in criminal breach of this injunction because the NPA’s counsel gave Maughan a document that talked about Zuma’s medical condition. The document had been electronically filed and was later disclosed in open court, attached by Zuma to his court papers.The presidency said the charges were “completely spurious and unfounded”.
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