Supreme Court of Appeal Orders Former President Zuma Back to Jail allafrica: SouthAfrica
. The decision to release Zuma on medical parole by former Correctional Services Commissioner Arthur Fraser was reviewed and overturned by the court.
The SCA determined that it would be up to the current commissioner, Makgothi Thobakgale, to decide whether or not the time Zuma spent on medical parole should be added to his sentence, but it also stated that he must go back to jail in the meantime., then appealed the decision to the Constitutional Court. However, the application was turned down on Thursday, July 13.
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