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Gloves off as Zuma is set to face-off with Downer and Karyn Maughan over leaking of medical records

Downer said the private prosecution against him was an attempt by the former president to avoid standing trial in the arms deal case.

Doctor Mahlaule by Doctor Mahlaule
2022-10-10 09:52
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Image from Twitter: @Nhleiks5

Jacob Zuma attending the Arms Deal trial. Photo via Twitter: @Nhleiks5

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Former president Jacob Zuma plans to attend the private prosecution of advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan in the Pietermaritzburg high court on Monday.

“I can confirm his excellency will be in court,” said Mzwanele Manyi, who provides updates on Zuma to the media via his Twitter account for the Jacob Zuma Foundation.

Zuma opened a criminal complaint in October last year at the Pietermaritzburg police station against Dower for allegedly leaking his confidential medical records to Maughan.

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The former president claimed that the leak was a breach of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) act.

The NPA gave Zuma a private prosecution certificate-known as a nolle prosequi certificate- in June this year after it declined to prosecute Downer for allegedly leaking Zuma’s medical records.

Maughan has launched an urgent application to set aside the summons. She said the summons was a “gross abuse of court process”, obtained for ulterior purposes of intimidating and harassing her and preventing her from doing her job and reporting on his arms deal trial”.

Zuma in an answering affidavit, said Maughan did not dispute she received documents from Downer containing his medical information. He said he wanted to raise preliminary points on the basis of which her application stands to be dismissed or struck off the roll. These included lack of urgency, the court’s lack of jurisdiction to hear her application and prematurity.

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Downer has said the private prosecution brought against him was an attempt by the former president to avoid standing trial in the arms deal case.

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In his affidavit, Downer said it was “another play in Zuma’s Stalingrad tactic”.

The purpose of this application is to put a stop to the private prosecution because it is an obvious abuse of the process of this court driven by Mr Zuma’s ulterior purpose to discredit me as his prosecutor. It has all the hallmarks of another play in Mr Zuma’s Stalingrad tacti,” he said.

Zuma has been in high spirits after his parole for his contempt conviction expired on Friday.

Source: The Citizen, News24, Eyewitness News, Sowetan Live, image from Twitter: @Nhleiks5

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Doctor Mahlaule previously worked as a Freelance Journalist at Find-it SA where he was responsible for writing news articles and sharing them on social media platforms. Doctor Mahlaule holds a Diploma in Journalism, BA in Communication Science and a BA Honours in Media Studies. Doctor began his journey as a knowledge Management and Communications Intern at Zenex Foundation. He was responsible for support in event management, social media, website maintenance, writing and brand management. On weekends Doctor attends prison ministry and shares the scriptures with inmates at Krugersdorp prison and plays soccer in the afternoon on some weekends. He has a passion for reading and writing and enjoys going out with friends and socialising in his spare time. He has a one-year-old son and is planning on getting married soon. When asked about what keeps him going, he said: “My family keeps me going. I’m the man I am because I come from a loving home. I have a very supportive family who always encourages me to keep pushing hard.”

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