‘It is what the sound administration of justice, the constitution and my conscience dictate,’ the judge says
Pietermaritzburg high court judge Piet Koen. Picture: SANDILE NDLOVU/FILE PHOTO
The judge said he had done so because he had previously expressed views about the merits of Zuma’s then-pending private prosecution of lead advocate Billy Downer, SC, for contravening the NPA Act for allegedly “leaking” Zuma’s private medical information to journalist Karyn Maughan. In a summary of his reasons for stepping out of the trial on Monday, he said the private prosecution had now been initiated and Zuma was arguing that Downer, who is being prosecuted by him, could not continue to prosecute in the arms deal trial.
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