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Jacob Zuma has delayed his Arms Deal trial for 19 years with various forms of litigation, all of which have failed. And now, in a scathing judgment, the high court has stymied his attempt to bring private prosecutions against his prosecutor, Billy Downer, and journalist Karyn Maughan.
The High Court in Pietermaritzburg says former president Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution of journalist Karyn Maughan had the hallmarks of a Slapp suit.