Cele will hold further action on Zuma arrest unless directed otherwise
In a letter to the court the police have said they will not take any action against Former President Jacob Zuma unless directed otherwise.
NO ACTION AGAINST ZUMA UNLESS TOLD OTHERWISE
In the letter – authored by a state attorney representing police minister Bheki Cele and police chief Gen Khehla Sitole – the pair said the police would “out of respect of the unfolding litigation”, hold their actions on the top court’s order to arrest the former president until Zuma’s litigation in the Constitutional Court is finalised unless directed otherwise by the acting chief justice, Raymond Zondo.
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Zondo Commission opposes High Court jail bid
The Zondo Commission has opposed former president Jacob Zuma’s application for a stay of execution of the order for his arrest that will be heard in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday.
Zondo Commissison Secretary Itumeleng Mosala said in court papers filed in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Monday that the commission opposed Jacob’s application for an interdict to prevent his arrest for the following reasons:
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