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A full bench in the Johannesburg High Court is hearing an urgent matter brought by President Cyril Ramaphosa against his private prosecution by former president Jacob Zuma on Thursday.
Initially, the case was scheduled to be heard virtually but it has since been turned into a physical session.
In his application, Ramaphosa wants the court to prevent him from appearing before a criminal court set down for next week over what he called “‘unlawful summons” served by Zuma.
Ramaphosa insists that the ‘nolle prosequi’ certificate issued in relation to him is invalid.
He wants to be removed from the accused in Zuma’s legal battle in Durban.
The former president is opposing the application, calling Ramaphosa’s application “abusive, frivolous and vexatious”.
Zuma charges that Ramaphosa is an “accessory after the fact” in a criminal offence against State Advocate William Downer; the allegation is that Downer improperly shared information, in
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