Cape Town — Former president, Jacob Zuma’s attempt to privately prosecute state advocate, Billy Downer, and journalist, Karyn Maughan, has been struck off the roll.
Judge Nkosinathi Chili handed down his ruling on Wednesday in the Pietermaritzburg High Court and made the decision to remove Zuma’s bid from the roll and deemed his private prosecution invalid, The Citizen said.
“The private prosecution by Mr Zuma of Mr Downer and Ms Maughan is removed from the roll. Such removal is without prejudice to the rights of Mr Zuma in terms of Section 11(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act.” he said.
Chili added that both Downer and Maughan would have to present themselves in court again if the former president’s appeal were to be successful.
“Mr Downer and Ms Maughan are directed to appear as accused persons in the private prosecution in the date to be determined in the event that the judgment and order of the full bench of this division dated 7 June 2023 are finally set aside,” Chilli said.
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MK Party president Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution of advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan has been removed from the roll by The High Court in Pietermaritzburg pic.twitter.com/y7xM2gWOe1
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