These respondents include Zuma, the national commissioner of correctional services Arthur Fraser, the medical parole board, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola and President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Ernst Roets, head of policy and action at AfriForum said the matter is of national importance, and added that “it is a shame if people are treated favourably on the basis of their political prestige”.
“It is also clear to us that the applicable legal provisions to release someone on medical parole have not been complied with, which is why we ask in our application that the decision to release Zuma on medical parole be reversed.”Helen Suzman Foundation wants Zuma back in jail, 10 days incurred during parole scrapped
In court papers filed with the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday, Francis Antonie, a director at the foundation, said the September 5 parole was illegal as the country's prisons boss, Fraser, misinterpreted the act he relied on to overrule the parole board which had said Zuma was in a stable condition.
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