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Zuma’s Legal Battles Escalate: Fight to Remove Prosecutor Billy Downer Hits Critical Stage

February 9, 2025
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Zuma’s Legal Battles Escalate: Fight to Remove Prosecutor Billy Downer Hits Critical Stage
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma is once again embroiled in legal controversy as his long-running attempt to remove prosecutor Billy Downer from his arms deal corruption trial intensifies. Zuma’s legal team argues that Downer’s alleged bias and prosecutorial misconduct threaten his right to a fair trial. The state, however, views these efforts as yet another tactic in Zuma’s infamous “Stalingrad strategy” to delay justice.

Zuma’s lawyers, led by Thabani Masuku and Dali Mpofu, have launched an appeal to disqualify Downer, claiming that his continued involvement in the case would undermine Zuma’s constitutional rights. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has firmly opposed this, asserting that Zuma’s repeated legal challenges are designed to obstruct the trial and avoid accountability.

The Arms Deal Scandal:
The corruption charges against Zuma stem from a controversial arms deal dating back to the late 1990s, when he served as Deputy President. The state alleges that Zuma received a corrupt annual retainer of R500,000 from French arms company Thales, facilitated by his former financial advisor, Schabir Shaik. In return, Zuma allegedly provided Thales with political protection during a potentially damaging investigation into the arms deal.

Shaik, who was convicted of corruption in 2005, is accused of using his political influence to secure bribes for Zuma, further entrenching the former president’s involvement in the arms deal scandal.

Andrew Breitenbach, representing the NPA, argued that allowing Zuma’s appeal would go against the interests of justice. He highlighted how Zuma has employed multiple applications and legal maneuvers—many of which have already been dismissed—in an attempt to avoid standing trial.

Reserved Judgment and Delays:
Judge Nkosinathi Chili has reserved judgment on Zuma’s latest appeal to have Downer removed from the case. Meanwhile, Thales has also filed an application to have the charges against it dropped, claiming that excessive delays have violated its right to a fair trial.

Zuma’s legal troubles are not limited to the arms deal case. His recent attempt to privately prosecute President Cyril Ramaphosa was dismissed by the Constitutional Court, which found no reasonable prospects of success.

As the legal drama unfolds, South Africans are left wondering whether Zuma will finally face trial or if his legal maneuvers will continue to delay justice. With judgment still pending, the nation waits to see if the former president’s latest strategy will succeed—or if the courts will bring him closer to answering for the charges against him.

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