BREAKING: Former South African President, Zuma sentenced to 15 months imprisonment | SEE REASONS
Afnews Editor
Jun 29, 2021
Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court.
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Judge Sisi Khampepe, on Tuesday, said Zuma was found guilty of contempt of court following his refusal to appear before a graft panel.
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"The Constitutional Court can do nothing but conclude that Mr Zuma is guilty of the crime of contempt of court,ÔÇØ the Judge said.
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Recall that the 79-year-old Zuma was forced to step down as president in 2018 over corruption allegations.
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The former president had defied an order by the constitutional court in January to appear at an inquiry into corruption while he was president.
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