{"id":73185,"date":"2024-08-31T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T11:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/zumas-bid-to-remove-downer-from-arms-deal-case-will-end-up-in-concourt-legal-expert"},"modified":"2024-08-31T11:56:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T11:56:00","slug":"zumas-bid-to-remove-downer-from-arms-deal-case-will-end-up-in-concourt-legal-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/zumas-bid-to-remove-downer-from-arms-deal-case-will-end-up-in-concourt-legal-expert","title":{"rendered":"Zuma&#8217;s bid to remove Downer from arms deal case will end up in ConCourt &#8211; legal expert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Legal expert Mpumelelo Zikalala expects former President Jacob Zuma&#8217;s latest bid to remove State advocate Billy Downer from the arms deal corruption case will ultimately land up in the Constitutional Court.<\/p>\n<p>The High Court in Pietermaritzburg dismissed his second bid to have Downer kicked off the case in March.<\/p>\n<p>However, the case came before the High Court in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday, when it was confirmed that he had now lodged an application for leave to appeal that decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it\u2019s going to travel the same manner, the same process, which the previous application travelled up until it comes back in the Constitutional Court,&#8221; Zikalala said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Mr Zuma\u2019s not successful he will keep on going up, up until he gets to the Constitutional Court.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Legal expert Mpumelelo Zikalala expects former President Jacob Zuma&#8217;s latest bid to remove State advocate Billy Downer from the arms deal corruption case will ultimately land up in the Constitutional Court. The High Court in Pietermaritzburg dismissed his second bid to have Downer kicked off the case in March. 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