Zuma was declared trial-ready three years ago, but the matter has been delayed by his repeated efforts to force the removal of prosecutor Billy Downerwill finally have his day in court and is expected to face trial – 20 years after he first charged with Arms Deal corruption.
“It does not in the sense that the judgement itself is not dispositive of the matter. They can still deal with this matter at the end of the trial, but let them allow MR Zuma to have his day in court. He’s been pleading publicly that he wants his day in court so that he can prove his innocence. Zuma was declared trial-ready three years ago, but the matter has been delayed by his repeated efforts to force the removal of Downer.The State in court papers said it is adamant Zuma’s latest appeal application is “manifestly an abuse of court process” and yet another manifestation of his “Stalingrad defence strategy” that it contends has “the improper intent and purpose of delaying justice in this matter, as evidenced by successive litigation since 2005 aimed at postponing this trial”.
“Having heard submissions made by counsel, the relevant case law and most importantly the four pillars relied upon by Mr Zuma, I am not persuaded that Mr Zuma succeeded in establishing that the retention of Mr Downer as the prosecutor in this matter could prejudice his right to a fair trial enshrined in section 35, subsection 3, of the Constitution.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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