📨JUST IN: Judge Koen recuses himself from the arms deal trial against former president Jacob Zuma. The trial will now be further delayed so that a new judge can be found. ArmsDeal jacobZuma TheCitizenNews Catch up here⬇️
The former president had argued that the state prosecutor lacked the title and impartiality to prosecute the case.
Judge Koen disagreed with the 14 grounds Zuma’s legal team relied on to have Downer removed, finding that they were based on “inadmissible hearsay evidence and not on fact”. Zuma’s subsequent leave to appeal applications before the Supreme Court of Appeal and a reconsideration of that decision by then-SCA President Mandisa Maya were also unsuccessful. The matter is now currently before the Constitutional Court.
Zuma and Thales are on trial over the controversial multibillion-rand arms deal concluded in the late 1990s. The former president and the French arms manufacturer are facing multiple counts including fraud‚ corruption, money laundering and racketeering. The state has called for Judge Koen to continue to preside over the trial, while Zuma’s legal team has called for the judge’s recusal arguing that his conflicted due to his comments.
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