The IEC said Zuma and the MK party knew in February that the former president would not be able to contest in the election.
Former president Jacob Zuma in the Electoral Court sitting in Johannesburg. Screengrab of live broadcast.
“We must not conflate this with the period actually served and the date of his release. The remission did not change the sentence. It simply determined the period of release. The executive cannot say you are sentenced to 15 months, it can say that we forgive you, you are now released. Ngcukaitobi said President Cyril Ramaphosa’s proclamation on remission was never to undo a sentence imposed.
“The reason we have Section 47 is because it is a legislative determination that certain convictions and certain offences would preclude a person from exercising their rights to come to Parliament.
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