‘There has never been a case of this nature’

Jacob Zuma has filed an affidavit demanding that he be acquitted of all charges related to the multi-billion rand Arms Deal trial.

He’s also requested an evidentiary hearing to cross-examine prosecutor Billy Downer to show that he is not fit to prosecute in the trial

News 24’s specialist legal journalist, Karyn Maughan says there is absolutely no legal basis for this kind of an argument.