The former president will proceed to seek leave to appeal, potentially delaying his arms deal trial further
Judge Nkosinathi Chili said Zuma would not be prejudiced if the matter is removed from the roll pending his bid to appeal the invalidation of the private prosecution
The court said the former president’s application was part of continuing Stalingrad tactics
The former president sought to challenge the court’s finding that his private prosecution of the president was unlawful and invalid
The high court found that Zuma’s bid to criminally charge his successor was tainted by ulterior purpose and an abuse of process
The summons was based on a certificate that gave the former president no cover to pursue a private prosecution against his successor
The president is seeking a final interdict preventing his predecessor from pursuing such a step “now or in future”
The delay has been forced by the former president’s latest application challenging the standing of state prosecutor Billy Downer
The former president’s counsel was misreading the law in an attempt to pin charges on state prosecutor Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan, the court heard
Zuma’s legal team confirm it will soon file for Billy Downer to be removed as prosecutor
The president’s constitutional rights will be irreparably harmed in a criminal prosecution that has at its heart an attempt at political destabilisation
The president said Zuma’s defence of his private prosecution bid relied on political innuendo but missed the legal argument
The president has termed his predecessor’s bid to institute a private prosecution against him as a direct attempt to derail his re-election as ANC leader
Charge instituted on the eve of the ANC’s elective conference where Ramaphosa is seeking a second term in the presidency
The former president’s 11th-hour bid to appeal to the apex court on his standing as a prosecutor was not properly filed, hence the arms deal trial should resume
But both advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan have brought applications, to be heard in December, to have the case thrown out as an abuse of process
‘Former president Jacob Zuma’s resignation does not mean he should be able to evade prosecution’