PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has reacted angrily to former President Jacob Zuma instituting private prosecution against him.
Ramaphosa said that this was a clear abuse of the legal processes, adding that the case is hopelessly sub-standard and shows a complete disregard of the rule of law.
Said the Presidency in a statement: “The summon served to the President is hopelessly sub-standard and demonstrate absolute disregard of the law.”
The Presidency said Zuma didn’t produce a certificate of non-prosecution with charges in the name of Ramaphosa.
“President Cyril Ramaphosa rejects with the utmost contempt Mr. Jacob Zuma’s abuse of legal processes and perversion of the ‘nolle prosequi’ (private prosecution) provision,” said presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya.
“Mr Zuma charges that President Ramaphosa is an ‘accessory after the fact’ in a criminal offence alleged against Advocate William Downer – the allegation is that Advocate Downer improperly shared information, in terms of the NPA Act.
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