The court found that Zuma’s release on medical parole was unlawful but that the Correctional Services commissioner must decide on the way forward.
CAPE TOWN - The Jacob Zuma Foundation said the former statesman instructed his legal team to advise him of his options within the next few weeks following the Supreme Court of Appeal judgement.The matter relates to a 15-month jail term handed down to Zuma after he was found guilty of contempt of court for refusing to testify before the state capture commission of inquiry.
It questioned whether it’s a version of the death sentence to send an individual to a place independently declared to not have suitable medical facilities to accommodate them.
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