Jacob Zuma could pursue private prosecutions against Minister Ronald Lamola and prosecutions boss Shamila Batohi, his advocate Dali Mpofu has suggested - as he tries to defend the legality of the former president’s case against Cyril Ramaphosa. | gerbjan
Former president Jacob Zuma and Presidenty Cyril Ramaphosa during the announcement of new party leadership at the 54th African National Congress national conference at the Nasrec Expo Centre on December 18, 2017 in Soweto, South Africa.
Ramaphosa's lawyers on Wednesday sought to persuade a full Bench of the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg that it should urgently interdict the continued progress of Zuma's private prosecution against him, pending the finalisation of the president's efforts to have it overturned as an abuse. The president's advocate, Hamilton Maenetje, argued that Zuma had refused to remove his criminal case against Ramaphosa from the court roll, pending that challenge, because he had"an ulterior purpose".Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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