South Africa: Former President Zuma Back in Jail - And Then Released, Correctional Services Says

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South Africa: Former President Zuma Back in Jail - And Then Released, Correctional Services Says
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Correctional Services National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale announced this at an early morning briefing on Friday August 11, 2023.

In a live update, Karyn Maughan reports:"Thobakgale says that a decision was taken that Zuma should be admitted into the Estcourt facility. He was then subjected to the remission system that 'applies to all other prisoners'. He has been released." This follows a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that Zuma should complete a 15-month sentence, which was handed to him for refusing to give evidence at the state capture inquiry,

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