Former president Jacob Zuma initiated a private prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday.
With the ANC elective conference set to start, indictment claims the NPA issued new ‘nolle prosequi’ that clears the way for president to be prosecutedFormer president Jacob Zuma and President Cyril Ramaphosa at the coronation of Zulu King Misuzulu Zulu. File photo.On the eve of the ANC’s elective conference, former president Jacob Zuma initiated a private prosecution of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
In a statement issued in the early hours on Friday the presidency said Ramaphosa rejected the prosecution “with the utmost contempt”. The presidency said acertificate, or a certificate of non-prosecution by the National Prosecuting Authority , was a prerequisite for a valid private prosecution. The indictment sets out the detail of the charge. It says in August Zuma’s lawyers had written to Ramaphosa about Downer and Maughan’s conduct, demanding he “take all the necessary steps to ensure the institution of an urgent investigation”.
The prosecutions of Downer and Maughan are for an alleged breach of the NPA Act which requires prosecutors to obtain written permission from the National Director of Public Prosecutions before they disclose the content of documents in their possession. The president also asked justice minister Ronald Lamola to refer complaints against the lawyers to the Legal Practice Council, said the presidency.
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