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ICYMI The High Court in Johannesburg has found that President Cyril Ramaphosa would suffer material harm should he appear in a criminal court in accordance with the summons issued by former President Jacob Zuma.

to halt former president Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution bid.

Advocate Ngwako Maenetje argued that the law provides the President with protection over what he says is an ‘unlawful prosecution’. Zuma launched private prosecution proceedings against Ramaphosa, accusing him of failing to act against prosecutor Billy Downer over the alleged unlawful disclosure of his medical records., Deputy Judge President Roland Sutherland says Ramaphosa would suffer harm.th

In a statement, the office of The Presidency says: “The court affirmed all of the president’s key contentions, namely on jurisdiction of the court to hear the interdict application, the urgency of the matter against a court appearance date based on prima facie unlawful nolle prosequi. The court further found in the President’s favour on the violation of rights to personal freedom based on a prima facie defective summons.

 

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Can the SABC come to Aliwal North to show the whole country what is the department education is doing to our first time Grade8 students none of the that have being take they don't have school to go to as we speak parents are send to piler to post can you imagine

captured courts.

Dictator 🚮🚮🚮

What tha...the most protected criminal in South Africa

Nonsense Mzansi Law is down the drain because of RamaLies committed crime and Mzansi courts are controlled not by law but corrupt judges… Mzansi is fucked

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That Sutherland judge is a joke. His judgements are questionable. Remember the Royal AM saga?

How many people suffer material harm in SA everyday and even loose jobs kanti it’s fake rape charges 💔💔💔😢😢😢

What kind of shit is this

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