Former South African president Zuma surrenders to police By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-07-09 17:50
South Africa s former president Jacob Zuma speaks to supporters after appearing at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 17, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Jacob Zuma, the former South Africa president who led the country between 2009 and 2018, surrendered to police on Wednesday in compliance with last week s ruling by the Constitutional Court.
Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison after being found guilty of contempt of court for defying the order by the Constitutional Court of South Africa to appear before an inquiry commission to answer questions on corruption allegations during his nine years as president.
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July 9, 2021
NKANDLA, SOUTH AFRICA (AP) â Former South African president Jacob Zuma turned himself over to police yesterday to begin serving a 15-month prison term.
Just minutes before the midnight deadline for police to arrest him, Zuma left his Nkandla home in a convoy of vehicles. Zuma handed himself over to authorities to obey the countryâs highest court, the Constitutional Court, that he should serve a prison term for contempt.
“President Zuma has decided to comply with the incarceration order. He is on his way to hand himself into a Correctional Services Facility in KZN (KwaZulu-Natal province),” said a tweet posted by the Zuma Foundation.
AFP, South Africa
Thu Jul 8, 2021 08:33 AM
Former South African President Jacob Zuma stands in the dock after recess in his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 26, 2021. Photo: Reuters >
Former South African President Jacob Zuma stands in the dock after recess in his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 26, 2021. Photo: Reuters
South Africa s ex-president Jacob Zuma turned himself in late Wednesday to begin serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court, his foundation and the police said.
In a historic ruling, the Constitutional Court last week handed Zuma a 15-month term for snubbing anti-graft investigators.
Police had earlier on Wednesday warned they were prepared to arrest the former president by a midnight deadline to enforce the ruling, unless the top court instructed otherwise.
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