Last year, the Pretoria High Court found Arthur Fraser acted unlawfully by granting Zuma medical parole despite the Medical Parole Advisory Board having recommended against it.
JOHANNESBURG - Former president Jacob Zuma and ex-prison boss Arthur Fraser's leave for appeal over Zuma's medical parole decision was on Monday dismissed with costs.
Last December, the Pretoria High Court found Fraser acted unlawfully by granting Zuma medical parole despite the Medical Parole Advisory Board having recommended against it. This was on the back of cases brought by various organisations.Last June, the Constitutional Court found Zuma in contempt of a previous order it had handed down, directing him to appear before the State Capture Commission of Inquiry for questioning. He was sentenced to 15 months behind bars.
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