THE Jacob Zuma Foundation says the former president will be pursuing private prosecution against state prosecutor Advocate Billy Downer’s involvement in his corruption trial, set to begin on Monday.
This comes after the former president’s failed legal challenges that have been the focus of Zuma’s legal team against Downer who he insisted would be biased against him if allowed to continue as lead prosecutor in the case.
Zuma has accused Downer of leaking information about his trial to the media.
His foundation held an update about his corruption case in Sandton, Johannesburg.
The foundation confirmed that the former president will be present at the Pietermaritzburg High Court where his case returns this week.
The spokesman of the Jacob Zuma Foundation, Mzwanele Manyi told a press briefing that Zuma’s instructions to his legal team to institute private prosecution “will now be put into operation in the next few days.”
Manyi said
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