Former president Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution bid against President Cyril Ramaphosa has postponed to August.
Former president Jacob Zuma at the High Court in Johannesburg on 19 January 2023. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen“The latest status of the matter is that on the 4th of April, which is last Thursday, counsel for Mr Ramaphosa filed their answering affidavit opposing the application for reconsideration in the SCA which means we are now due to do a reply. So that’s where the matter stands at the moment.
“Therefore, the arrangement that we have had with this court through the DJP is that we have traditionally agreed on a longer than normal postponement to avoid coming here every month. Hopefully, by then these appeals might be either finalised one way or the other,”WATCH: Former President Jacob Zuma arrives at the Johannesburg High Court for his private prosecution battle against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Zuma initiated a private prosecution against Downer and Maughan over sharing public court documents, including a medical note, in September 2022. The various court judgments have, however, labelled the private prosecution as an “abuse” and a tactic to delay the arms deal trial, which Downer serves as the prosecutor.
The trial involving Zuma and the French arms company Thales is linked to a significant corruption case concerning a multi-billion rand arms deal.
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