Former President Jacob Zuma is back in court seeking to overturn a previous ruling that denied his request to remove lead prosecutor Advocate Billy Downer from his corruption trial.
Jacob Zuma , the former president of South Africa , is back in court today, May 26, 2021, hoping to overturn a previous ruling that denied his request to remove lead prosecutor Advocate Billy Downer from his corruption trial . The High Court in Pietermaritzburg will hear Zuma's application for leave to appeal the dismissal of his bid. Zuma's trial, which centers on charges stemming from South Africa 's multi-billion rand arms deal , sees him standing alongside French arms company Thales.
This marks Zuma's second attempt to have Downer removed from the case. His previous challenge, presided over by Judge Piet Koen, spanned more than two years. Last year, Judge Nkosinathi Chili dismissed Zuma's renewed recusal application, stating that all grounds for the request had already been considered by higher courts, including the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court. Despite these previous rulings, Zuma maintains that Downer lacks impartiality, while the state is firmly opposing the application. The court's decision on Zuma's appeal will have significant implications for the ongoing corruption trial
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