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and seeking to make an interdict granted to him in January permanent, putting an end to the prosecution that he said is doomed to fail and has an ulterior purpose.Billy Downer
removed from his arms deal corruption trial on an accusation that the president failed to act after he complained that Downer had behaved improperly. Zuma, who attended the proceedings, had several supporters in court for the case, including expelled African National Congress member Carl Niehaus and former ANC secretary general Ace Magashule.Ramaphosa’s legal team led by Advocate Ngwako Maenetje said the charges that Zuma is pursuing against Ramaphosa are “frivolous and vexatious”.
“Even if Mr Zuma has a genuine gripe some day or other, he can’t use these 2 certificates… We submit that the registrar was wrong to issue a summons. It is abundantly clear that the certificates don’t relate to any alleged charge against Ramaphosa. We would submit with respect that the case ends right here.Maenetje also argued that the certificate used by Zuma to pursue Ramaphosa had lapsed and that there was no evidence that Ramaphosa had committed a criminal offence.
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