Arguing in court on Thursday on an interim interdict, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyers said Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution attempt trampled on his rights. Zuma’s team accused the President of ‘arrogance’ and maintained he had been charged and must ...
A supporter of former President Jacob Zuma outside the Johannesburg High Court on Thursday, January 12 2023 during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s interdict application against Zuma.
“Any person in this country who is accused of a crime, rightly or wrongly, has to suffer the inconvenience of attending court,” he said. According to Mpofu, though: “The entire step-aside debate is evidence that the court should not grant this relief. On their own version, the step-aside rule kicks in when you are charged. That happened already on 15 December [when Zuma issued Ramaphosa with a first “defective” summons].
“No one is entitled to haul you before a criminal proceeding [that is invalid and unconstitutional]”. Ramaphosa’s rights would be “trampled on” if he was to appear, said Maenetje.
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