Two court applications relating to former president Jacob Zuma's private prosecution of prosecutor, advocate Billy Downer, and News24 legal journalist Karyn Maughan are expected to be heard in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg this week.
PHOTO: Rajesh JANTILAL/AFP of advocate Billy Downer and News24 legal journalist Karyn Maughan will continue on Monday.Maughan has stated that Zuma failed to obtain a nolle prosequi certificate in her matter, a key NPA document that is required for a private prosecution.
The much-anticipated matters are set down for Monday and Wednesday, and the applications are expected to be heard one after the other. Maughan also asserted that Zuma abused the court process to intimidate, harass and bully her to prevent her from further reporting on his corruption case. She also argued that the former president did not suffer any injury as a result of her published work and that the private prosecution, therefore, didn't have any legal standing.
The letter was attached to both the State and Zuma's court papers to be heard in court on 10 August 2021, for a postponement.The previous day, Maughan asked the State's counsel, Andrew Breitenbach, for a copy of the papers. After electronically filing their papers with the court, Breitenbach sent Maughan a copy of the papers late on the afternoon of 9 August.
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