Zuma to appeal failed private prosecution bid
The Jacob Zuma Foundation says the former president will seek to appeal a High Court judgment on his private prosecution bid against prosecutor Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan.
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The Jacob Zuma Foundation says the former president will seek to appeal a High Court judgment on his private prosecution bid against prosecutor Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan.
The presiding judge in the corruption case against former president Jacob Zuma, Piet Koen, has recused himself from continuing with the matter, claiming that his involvement could present the perception of bias.
The president against ex-president saga continues as Cyril Ramaphosa files an affidavit in support of a court application to declare the former head of state Jacob Zuma’s attempted legal moves against him ‘unlawful’.
Former head of state Jacob Zuma’s brazen attempt to privately prosecute Cyril Ramaphosa has hit another hurdle, with the current president saying he’ll launch a court application to declare Zuma’s attempted legal moves against him ‘unlawful’.
The ANC’s RET faction has delivered what it seems to consider its killer blow: a notification from former president Jacob Zuma that he will privately prosecute President Cyril Ramaphosa. The response from legal experts? This is ludicrously invalid.