Keep private prosecutions ‘within four corners’, says court in Ramaphosa-Zuma case

High court says right to personal freedom must be guarded ‘unreservedly’ as it grants interim interdict to the president

16 January 2023 - 17:07 By FRANNY RABKIN

Nobody is required to “subordinate themselves” to a private prosecution if the state has not issued a valid nolle prosecui (unwillingness to prosecute) certificate related to the criminal charge against them, said the Johannesburg high court on Monday...

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