Zuma’s legal team confirm it will soon file for Billy Downer to be removed as prosecutor
In an interview for a position on the SCA, the trial judge in the Zuma corruption case said the then chief justice’s criticism was unfounded
Judge Piet Koen has postponed the arms deal case again pending a pronouncement from the constitutional court on Zuma’s application for leave to appeal
After the ‘Stalingrad season 27’ finale, the former president’s arms deal trial is due to start on 11 April
Judge Piet Koen set 11 April 2022 as the date for the arms deal trial to commence and if Zuma’s counsel signalled that they may seek leave to appeal, this is highly unlikely to force an umpteenth delay
With legal challenges to his medical parole looming, the former president’s lawyers opted to first argue for the removal of the prosecutor
The former president’s undisclosed illness looks set to force another delay in a trial almost two decades in the making