The Constitutional Court has, in a three-line order, refused a bid by former president Jacob Zuma to appeal against the high court interim interdict that halted his private prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The apex court said on Thursday it had considered the application for a direct appeal and “concluded no case has been made for a direct appeal”.
The interim interdict had been granted in January and meant Ramaphosa did not have to stand in the dock as a criminal accused. When Zuma approached the apex court, he had specifically asked the highest court to hear and decide his appeal before May 26, the date the criminal court was due to reconvene, with his attorney saying “in respect of future dates of appearance, this application is of crucial importance”.
Zuma’s charge against the two was that this breached the National Prosecuting Authority Act. Ramaphosa’s alleged crime was that when Zuma wrote to the president asking him to investigate, Ramaphosa failed to act. The high court in Pietermaritzburg set aside the Downer/Maughan prosecution, calling it an abuse of process.
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