WATCH | Zuma private prosecution bid rejected

Former President Jacob Zuma's bid to privately prosecute journalist Karyn Maughan and prosecutor Billy Downer has been rejected.

 

JOHANNESBURG - Former President Jacob Zuma's bid to privately prosecute journalist Karyn Maughan and prosecutor Billy Downer has been rejected.

The High Court in Pietermaritzburg handed down the judgment on Wednesday.

The former president had accused Downer of leaking his medical records to Maughan.

The pair turned to court to challenge this.

Zuma has been fighting to have Downer removed from his corruption trial, saying his not impartial.

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