The two have maintained that the documents were part of the public court record before they were published in the media.
The former head of Journalism at Wits, Professor Franz Kruger, says the ruling sends a clear signal that the courts won’t tolerate abuse of court process in order to intimidate the media.
Professor Kruger says the private prosecution was a far-fetched attempt to derail the former president’s corruption trial and distract from the real issues.
Not just costs – attorney and own client costs – highest level of punitive costs! Well done @karynmaughan and the amici @_FreeExpression @MediaMattersZA @SAEditorsForum ! Will tweet on judgment asap. https://t.co/VlsW11udLa
— Dario Milo (@Dariomilo) June 7, 2023
BREAKING: WE WON
With costs!!! pic.twitter.com/TBYhOxrUOC— Karyn Maughan (@karynmaughan) June 7, 2023
Thank you to @AdriaanBasson, @PieterDuToit, @QaanitahHunter and my @News24 family for standing with me throughout this case.
I am so grateful to the brilliant Budlenders for their representation of Adv Billy Downer and me.
And THANK YOU to all the people who have supported us. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ZC5bXKk6n1— Karyn Maughan (@karynmaughan) June 7, 2023
The real reason Zuma took @karynmaughan to court:
“We agree that the only inference to be drawn from this coupled with the social media attacks on her are done with the intent to intimidate and harass her and prevent her from performing her duties as a journalist” -KZN High Court— Adriaan Basson (@AdriaanBasson) June 7, 2023
Big win for justice and fairness and common sense. Jacob Zuma’s frivolous and nonsensical attempt to remove a prosecutor and nail a journalist thrown out, with costs. And Dali Mpofu? Been a while since he’s scored any sort of a win. https://t.co/0lLOY4Wfhm via @news24
— Pieter Du Toit (@PieterDuToit) June 7, 2023
A good day for journalism and victory for media freedom. Well done! #JournalismIsNotACrime 👌 https://t.co/7ASwaDwMGO
— Sbu Ngalwa (@sbungalwa) June 7, 2023
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