JOHANNESBURG: Former President Jacob Zuma who had been guilty of humiliation and was sentenced to 15 months in prison for opposing court orders to appear before investigation investigated corruption allegations during his term of office since 2018.
Zuma was not in court for decisions on Tuesday and had been ordered to surrender himself In five days to the police station in his hometown of Nkandla in KwaZulu-Christmas province or in Johannesburg.
This was the first time in the history of South Africa that the former president was sentenced to prison.
The State Apex Court, the Constitutional Court, decided that Zuma opposed the orders by the country’s highest court by refusing to cooperate with the investigation commission, chaired by Deputy Chairman of the Judge Raymond Zondo.
“The Constitutional Court believes that there is no doubt that Zuma in the insults of the court.
Zuma was presented with orders and it was impossible to conclude anything other than that he firmly realized what was needed for him,” said Chairman of the Judge of Khampepe side.
He added that in determining prison sentences for Zuma, the court felt it was impossible to conclude that he would obey other orders.
“Zuma has repeatedly confirmed that he prefers to be imprisoned than working with the Commission or obey the commands made,” Khampepe said.
Zuma had previously expressed his reluctance to appear in the presence of a commission, which has so far heard the evidence directly involving Zuma in a mistake.
In the previous 21 page letter written to the chairman of the Mogoeng Mogoeng judge, which was said by the court as “embarrassing,” Zuma claimed that he was ready to be sent to prison.