The corruption case against former president JacobZuma and French arms company Thales is expected to resume in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg on Monday.⚖️ Full details➡️
While the state had called for Judge Koen to continue to preside over the trial, Zuma’s legal team wanted the judge to recuse himself arguing that he was conflicted due to his comments.Judge Koen said the matter was not about whether he was biased against Zuma for the views that he had expressed.
“If such suspicion is reasonably apprehended, then that means the end of my involvement in this trial,” said Koen.Zuma loses special-plea bid to have Downer recused from arms deal trialZuma also wants seasoned prosecutor on the arms deal case recused, arguing Downer had leaked his private medical records to News24 senior legal journalist Karyn Maughan.
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