The former president believes Billy Downer is 'obsessed' with him, but the advocate is having none of it.
The former president believes Billy Downer is ‘obsessed’ with him, but the advocate is having none of it.in Times Select today, the online newspaper reveals that the lead prosecutor in his ongoing arms deal corruption case has taken issue with with how former president Jacob Zuma referred to him in his answering affidavit.
Downer has a long history with the case, having secured a corruption conviction against Zuma’s financial adviser Schabir Shaik in 2005, which led to Zuma stepping down as deputy state president in Thabo Mbeki’s government. Zuma and his lawyers repeated long-held claims that the arms deal investigation against him was politically manipulated and processes were abused, and that Zuma became a “career obsession” for some prosecutors, especially Downer.
Zuma’s application for a permanent stay of prosecution for his corruption trial is set to be heard over three days from May 20.
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