Zuma Urge Court To Review 15-Month Sentence
July 3, 2021
7:31 am
Barely two days to go before the deadline for South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma to hand himself over to police, he has asked the country’s highest court to review its decision to sentence him to 15 months in jail.
On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court found him guilty of contempt after he ignored the court’s ruling that he should attend an inquiry looking into corruption while he was president.
In court papers filed yesterday, Mr. Zuma has asked for the order to be ‘reconsidered and rescinded’, Africa Daily News, New York reports.
…Read Also: Outcry Over South Africa’s Multiple
