NPA describes Zuma’s private prosecution attempt as an intimidation tactic

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says the decision by former president Jacob Zuma to privately prosecute State advocate Billy Downer is nothing more than an intimidation tactic. The prosecution relates to allegations that Downer leaked Zuma’s confidential medical records to News24’s specialist legal journalist Karyn Maughan. Maughan and Downer are to appear in the Pietermaritzburg High Court…