Former South African President Jacob Zuma has compared the Constitutional Court’s 15-month term to a death sentence.
According toSABC News, protesters were in contravention of lockdown regulations and did not wear masks.
He added that he had been effectively sentenced without a trial.
Addressing journalists at his home in Nkandla, former President Jacob Zuma said sending him to prison during a pandemic is a death sentence. Images: Gulshan Khan & Phill Magakoe/Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images
He further stated that had Zondo recused himself SouthAfricawould have had an opportunity to hear his version of events.
The ConstitutionalCourtagreed on Saturday to hear Zuma’s utility of recession of his sentence on 12 July.
The matter is being discussed in court.
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All Zuma wants is fairness and consistency.
The former president said that he was worried that the country was sliding back towards apartheid-style laws.
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Source: Briefly News
Lebogang Mashego (Current Affairs HOD)Lebogang Mashego runs the Current Affairs desk.
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