# Former president Jacob Zuma suffered his eighth legal defeat in his attempt to privately prosecute State advocate Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan. The Constitutional Court dismissed his application for leave to appeal with costs. Zuma wanted the Constitutional Court to order the Supreme Court of Appeal to hear his appeal against an earlier dismissal of his private prosecution. He accused Downer and Maughan of leaking a doctor’s letter related to his corruption trial. This decision marks another setback in Zuma’s prolonged legal battles.
Zuma suffers 8th legal defeat in Downer, Maughan private prosecution case