Johnathan Paoli
THE High Court of Pietermaritzburg on Thursday ruled in favour of the enforcement of its judgement in terms of former president Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution against Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan.
The court declined to suspend its ruling of 7 June, which declared the private prosecution unlawful and set aside the matter, pending the final determination of Zuma’s application for leave to appeal.
Furthermore, an enforcement order was granted allotting the payment of costs, including the cost of the counsel of Downer and Maughan.
This follows on Zuma’s initiation of private prosecution proceedings against the pair after he accused Downer – the lead prosecutor in his arms deal corruption trial – of leaking his confidential medical information to Maughan in August 2021; claiming the “leak” was in breach of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Act.
Donwer and Maughan refuted the prosecution on the basis that Zuma’s medical
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