ZumavRamaphosa Adv Dali Mpofu claims President Cyril Ramaphosa is being treated differently to Jacob Zuma and is not entitled to be represented by the state😯⚖️✋ DaliMpofu TheCitizenNews Read the story ⬇️
“The function of the office of the state attorney and its branches shall be the performance in any court or in any part of the republic of such work on behalf of the government of the republic as it is by law, practice, [or] custom performed by attorneys,” he said, reading from the appellate court’s ruling.Advocate Mpofu argued that Ramaphosa was, therefore, not entitled to such state support for his private legal costs.
This is despite the fact that the information, including a sick note from Zuma’s doctors, was publicly disclosed in court documents related to the arms deal corruption trial. declined to prosecute Downer over the matter due to insufficiency of evidence and issued Zuma with acertificate to pursue private prosecution proceedings against Downer, which he has now included Maughan and Ramaphosa in the case.
According to Zuma, Ramaphosa should be tried as an “accessory after the fact” for not acting against Downer and Maughan when he lodged a complaint with his office on 19 August 2021 for allegedly leaking his medical information. Ramaphosa has contended that he did not engage in any criminal activity. The presented has argued that on 25 August 2021, he corresponded with Zuma’s legal team, informing them that the issue had been forwarded to Justice Minister Ronald Lamola.
Ramaphosa further disclosed that he had requested Lamola to refer the complaint to the Legal Practice Council.
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