The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg granting President Cyril Ramaphosa an interdict to halt the private prosecution brought by former president Jacob Zuma is a “travesty of justice”.
This is according to Jacob Zuma Foundation spokesperson Mzwandile Manyi, who was addressing the media after the judgment was handed down on Monday morning. Manyi said Zuma’s lawyers would map a way forward following the ruling.
Manyi took particular exception to the full bench’s assertion that the civil court had jurisdiction to adjudicate on the matter, even though Zuma had instituted a private criminal prosecution, with the matter set to be heard on Thursday.
