Should Zuma return to jail? Correctional Services asks for input

Should Zuma return to jail? Correctional Services asks for input

The Department of Correctional Services is asking interested parties to comment on Jacob Zuma's possible return to jail. 

Jacob Zuma not in court October 2022
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The possibility of Zuma returning to prison comes after the Constitutional Court upheld a previous order declaring the former president's release on medical parole illegal. 


READ: ConCourt denies Zuma leave to appeal medical parole

 

Zuma served two months of his 15-month sentence for contempt of court in 2021. 

 

The Department's Singabakho Nxumalo says those wanting to comment on the matter have until the 4th of August to do so.


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"Thereafter, the National Commissioner will consider every material relevant to the matter, including guiding prescripts within the space of Corrections and make a decision."

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