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Former President Jacob Zuma has put up an extra R500,000 as collateral for his private prosecution of State advocate Billy Downer and News24 journalist Karyn Maughan.
On Monday, the case was heard in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. It revolves around a doctor’s note that was submitted to the court during Zuma’s corruption trial and was shared with Maughan by the State.
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Zuma has accused Downer and Maughan of violating the NPA Act, the lead prosecutor in his corruption trial. Downer had filed an application to raise Zuma’s security deposit from R90,000 to R1 million.
However, the court heard on Monday that the parties had reached an agreement and agreed to meet in the middle.
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It was also revealed that the urgent application Maughan had filed to challenge her prosecution would not be heard on Monday, as originally planned, but rather later in the year, alongside a similar application Downer has filed.
The investigation is currently on hold. It is expected to resume soon.