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The Johannesburg High Court has postponed the hearing of a bid by South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma's to privately prosecute current leader Cyril Ramaphosa. BBC World Service newsroom
The court on Thursday adjourned the case to 6 August. The authorities in the Comoros say dozens of prisoners have escaped from a prison in the capital Moroni, by simply walking through the main gate.
Mr Zuma is seeking to prosecute President Ramaphosa for failing to act against prosecutor Billy Downer and journalist Karen Maughan for allegedly disclosing his medical details, which were contained in court documents during his corruption trial. The islands' public prosecutor, Ali Mohamed Djounaid, said 38 inmates were missing from Moroni Prison, the largest in the archipelago.
The former president argues that the alleged leak was in violation of the law. He blamed negligent security guards.
Last year, President Ramaphosa successfully asked the court to block the prosecution. A government spokesperson said the escape appeared to have been pre-planned.
Mr Zuma then challenged the decision at the Supreme Court of Appeal, but he was dismissed, with the court arguing that the prosecution of the president would be unlawful and unconstitutional.
Mr Zuma is seeking to overturn that court decision, which would allow him to pursue legal action against his successor.
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