Jacob Zuma's lawyers say Judge Piet Koen should recuse himself from the former president's corruption trial – because of possible perceptions that he thought prosecutor Billy Downer was 'innocent of the crimes' Zuma had accused him and this writer of committing.
Their applications, which seek to prevent the legal system from bringing their cases to a conclusion, undermine the very legitimacy of the system. Their applications, which seek to prevent the legal system from bringing their cases to a conclusion, undermine the very legitimacy of the system.
Zuma's defence team is set to present multiple arguments before the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Monday to have his failed special plea in the Arms Deal matter heard by the Supreme Court of Appeal.