Judge Piet Koen recused himself in the Pietermaritzburg high court earlier on Monday
Former president Jacob Zuma will have a new judge presiding over the arms deal case. File photo.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 earlier on Monday.After Koen stood down, the new judge entered court and, after brief proceedings, adjourned the trial to April 17.
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. In his ruling in 2022 dismissing Zuma’s special plea aimed at Downer’s removal, Koen made some “strong comments” about the disclosure of Zuma’s medical report and essentially said there was no merit to Zuma’s complaint that it was a breach of the act.
Koen said because he had already favoured a “particular interpretation of the factual issues” relating to the private prosecution, it was in the interests of sound administration of justice, the constitution and his conscience that he recuse himself.
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