Judge Piet Koen presiding over former president Jacob Zuma's arms deal corruption trial at the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg on 30 January 2023.
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Jacob Zuma has lost all of his legal challenges to his corruption prosecution. But, Karyn Maughan writes, Judge Piet Koen's decision to recuse himself from the former president's trial demonstrates that Zuma is winning what he wants the most: delays.
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