Zuma can now pursue private prosecution of Billy Downer on trial - The former president has been issued with a certificate from the National Prosecuting Authority that allows him to pursue a case against the state prosecutor
Elaine Zungu, the director of public prosecutions in KwaZulu-Natal, on Monday issued Zuma with a nolle prosequi certificate in terms of section 7 of Act 51.
The NPA made its decision not to prosecute Downer on 5 April but has “been struggling to make it official by submitting this one sentence”, claims Manyi, adding that Zuma’s lawyers had been considering taking action to compel the NPA to issue the certificate. “In no time, Downer is going to be accused number one, he is going to be sitting in the exact same box President Zuma was sitting, and he is going to be responding to the prosecution that will be done by advocate Dali Mpofu,” maintains Manyi. defence. “As the NPA progresses with prosecutions of corruption and other serious economic crimes, particularly against the rich and the powerful, we expect that there will be attacks against NPA staff in an attempt to evade justice.
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