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Legal analyst Mpumelelo Zikalala says Judge Piet Koen’s decision to recuse himself from the former president Jacob Zuma’s corruption trial in the Pietermaritzburg High Court, could prevent further delays.

[File image]: Former President Jacob Zuma.

The matter has been adjourned to April 17. Koen’s decision came after Zuma wrote to him to object advocate Billy Downer’s leading of his prosecution.“All that he is saying is that I don’t want to taint these particular proceedings. I want to make sure that everything is [done] according to the law and in line with our Constitution.

“On those processes and on those bases, I on my own I need to recuse myself so that a new judge would then now come in. It is a very good move. He is simply saying let me protect the integrity of these proceedings. I don’t want these proceedings to be tainted by something that I have done, you simply have to look at the merits of the matter to determine whether someone is guilty or not,” adds Zikalala.

 

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