The matter was dismissed on Thursday with costs, paving the way for Zuma’s corruption trial to get under way on 11 April.
DURBAN - The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed former president Jacob Zuma’s latest bid to have State prosecutor Advocate Billy Downer removed from his corruption case.
The former president had approached the SCA following the dismissal of his attempt to do so by the Pietermaritzburg High Court. The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed Zuma’s attempt to challenge the Pietermaritzburg High Court’s ruling in his bid to remove Downer from the case.But the SCA ruled that there was no compelling reason to hear an appeal over the matter.NPA spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga said that the NPA believed that Downer was a credible prosecutor and would remain on the case.
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