The Presidency said Zuma's application also constituted an abuse of private prosecution provisions
and journalist Karyn Maughan for an alleged breach of the National Prosecuting Authority Act.
He also accused Downer, who is the lead prosecutor in his arms deal corruption trial, of allegedly leaking his confidential medical information to Maughan in August 2021. The former president based his attempt to prosecute Ramaphosa on an accusation the president failed to act after he complained Downer had misbehaved.Downer and Maughan case
On Monday Zuma was dealt a blow after the application for leave to appeal the dismissal of his private prosecution against Downer and Maughan failed. Zuma appeared in the Pietermaritzburg High Court to appeal the court’s order, which declared the setting aside of his private prosecution against Downer and Maughan as immediately enforceable.“We arrived at the conclusion that there are no merits in any of the arguments raised by the applicant ,” Judge Kruger said.
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