Former president Jacob Zuma initiated a private prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday.
With the ANC elective conference starting on Friday, the presidency said Ramaphosa rejected the prosecution ‘with the utmost contempt’Former president Jacob Zuma and President Cyril Ramaphosa at the coronation of Zulu King Misuzulu Zulu. File Picture: THEO JEPTHA
The charge will likely lead to calls by Ramaphosa’s political opponents that he must “step aside” in line with the ANC’s step-aside rule and not stand for president of the ruling party. In terms of the rule, when an ANC member is charged with a serious criminal offence, they should step aside from their position.
certificate in Downer and Maughan’s case in November which declined to “prosecute any person in connection with this matter”, paving the way for a private prosecution of Ramaphosa. However, it is not attached to the indictment. By his failure to act he was “wrongly, unlawfully and intentionally acting in furtherance of the commission of the said offences or to take any steps to bring the perpetrators and/or accomplices to justice”, said the indictment.
Ramaphosa responded to Zuma’s letter by indicating what steps he had taken, including referring the matter to the minister “who bears the oversight responsibility over the NPA”.
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