OPINION | The private prosecution against Karyn Maughan and News24 is a full-blown attack on media freedom by the country's former president to divert attention from his own troubles, writes AdriaanBasson.
Private prosecutor | Former president Jacob Zuma will attempt to prosecute and imprison News24 journalist Karyn Maughan in the Pietermaritzburg High Court.
This, Zuma will argue in court, was a breach of the NPA Act that prohibits prosecutors from sharing confidential documents with any member of the public. The rationale for the act was to outlaw potential corrupt behaviour from prosecutors who could have been paid off by suspected criminals to share evidence or dockets.
Maughan is the most experienced legal writer in the country on the case, and it is plain to see how her institutional knowledge of matters annoys Zuma and his lawyers. One main criticism against Maughan is that she should not be afraid to face the music if she did nothing wrong. But that, with respect, misses the point.
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