Zuma accused Ramaphosa for being an accessory after the fact in the crimes committed by among others Advocate Billy Downer and Karyn Maughan.
President Cyril Ramaphosa and former president Jacob Zuma. Photos: Nigel Sibanda/The Citizen; Gallo Images
It is d-day for former president Jacob Zuma to confirm whether he will withdraw his private prosecution of his successor and newly elected African National Congress leader Cyril Ramaphosa.In a bold move last week, Zuma instituted a private prosecution summons against Ramaphosa in a bid to have the National Prosecuting Authority‘s lead prosecutor, Advocate Billy Downer, removed from the arms deal corruption trial.
Zuma accused Ramaphosa “for being an accessory after the fact in the crimes committed by among others Downer namely for breaching the provisions of the NPA Act”. Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan are also the subject of private prosecution proceedings instituted by the former president who claimed Downer leaked his confidential medical records to Maughan.The state attorney said Zuma’s “purported summons” served on Ramaphosa’s private residence was invalid and did not include a nolle prosequi certificate issued by the NPA.
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