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"The prosecution is patently an attempt to harass Mr Downer and prevent him [from] carrying out his constitutional, statutory and professional duties". Downer lawyers argue that there was"nothing confidential in the medical letter from General Mdutywa" that Zuma is trying to prosecute Downer and Maughan over. They point out that"Mr Zuma himself intended to place that letter before the court, in which event it would have been a matter of public record".
"If we assumed they were genuine and accurate recordings, that does nothing to provide a basis for a charge against Mr Downer. Why is this issue suddenly raised now? What is the reason why this old matter is raised 15 years later? It is done now because the prosecution is almost a reality. It is an attempt to obstruct and delay prosecution."Time and again, Budlender Sr returns to what I think is the crux: Zuma simply does not want to engage with the facts. Ever.
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