Former president Jacob Zuma thanked protesters involved in the July 2021 violent riots and looting for their stance against his imprisonment.
Former president Jacob Zuma was back in signature style outside the Pietermaritzburg high court singing, dancing and denouncing his detractorsFormer president Jacob Zuma during the private prosecution he launched against state advocate Billy Downer and News24 journalist Karyn Maughan. Zuma alleges Downer leaked his medical report to Maughan.Former president Jacob Zuma has thanked protesters involved in the July 2021 violent riots and looting for their stance against his imprisonment.
His imprisonment at Estcourt correctional facility sparked eight days of civil unrest, looting and violence which eventually resulted in more than 350 deaths and billions of rand in damage. “I am free. The parole was exhausted last week. I am ready for everything. I thank you for standing beside me when things were tough for me last year.”“When they told me I should answer questions despite my misgivings, my thinking was I am not going there as I also have a right. I am unrepentant.”
“Normally he [Downer] is always the one who prosecutes me, but this time around it’s his time to face the music for having flouted the laws,”A prosecutor should not gossip or leak sensitive court information to journalists because it amounts to breaking the law.
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