IN PICS | Zuma loses bid to have Billy Downer removed from corruption trial
Former president Jacob Zuma has lost his bid to have lead prosecutor advocate Billy Downer removed from his corruption trial.
Former president Jacob Zuma waves to supporters during his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg on October 26 2021. ( Jerome Delay/Pool via REUTERS)
Former president Jacob Zuma has lost his bid to have lead prosecutor advocate Billy Downer removed from his corruption trial.
Pietermaritzburg high court judge Piet Koen said Zuma’s application — that Downer had no title to prosecute in the matter because he was biased — was incorrect in both law and fact.
The matter is standing down for the representatives of the state, Zuma and his co-accused, French arms company Thales, to arrange dates for the trial.
Jacob Zuma Foundation spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi. File photo. (Sandile Ndlovu)
Former president Jacob Zuma in the dock in Pietermaritzbur during his fraud and corruption trial on October 26 2021. (Jerome Delay/Pool via REUTERS)
Jacob Zuma in court during his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg on October 26. (Jerome Delay/Pool via REUTERS)
The North Gauteng High Court ruled that Jacob Zuma was ‘unlawfully’ released from prison on medical parole. Zuma and the department of correctional services are to appeal. File photo. (Sandile Ndlovu)
Jacob Zuma with his daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla after appearing in the high court in Pietermaritzburg on October 26 2021. (REUTERS/Rogan Ward)
Former president Jacob Zuma's daughter Duduzile leaves the Pietermaritzburg High Court after her father's trial on October 26 2021. (Sandile Ndlovu)
