Former president Jacob Zuma says he feels the same way he felt in 1973 after being released from Robben Island. ✊ JacobZuma
Former president Jacob Zuma said he feels the same way he felt in 1973 after being released from Robben Island, following the expiry date of his sentence.says he feels the same way he felt in 1973 after being released from Robben Island.
This is after the department of correctional services on Friday announced that he has been released from its system after his 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court expired. The former president had failed to comply with the Constitutional Court’s ruling forcing him to appear before the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture.
“It is a day of mixed emotions. I am relieved to be free again to walk around and do whatever I want to do without restrictions and having to seek permission, in the same manner that I felt in 1973 when I was released from Robben Island.” “Only this time, I am also filled with sadness. It was the first time ever that the Constitutional Court sentenced any person to a term of imprisonment and without even the benefit of a trial. I never expected this to happen during the freedom and democracy we fought so hard to attain,” he said in a statement.
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