A South African court Wednesday ordered former president Jacob Zuma to return to prison, invalidating the medical parole he was granted in September.
The decision to place Zuma on medical parole is “declared unlawful and set aside”, read the ruling by High Court Judge Elias Matojane.
Zuma, 79, was jailed in July for 15 months for contempt of court after he refused to give testimony to corruption investigators.
His jailing sparked violent protests and looting in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal that spread to the financial hub Johannesburg in July, claiming over 350 lives.
That was the deadliest violence in South Africa since the end of white-minority rule in 1994.
Current President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the unrest as an orchestrated attempt to destabilise the country.
Zuma was granted medical parole on September 5, but the exact reasons were never revealed. While in prison, he was taken to hospital for surgery to treat an undisclosed ailment.
Zuma can appeal the decision.
GTBank Customer Complaints to Disappearing Deposits, Deduction Issues, and the Silent MD Customers of Guaranty…
LITF 2024: Care Global Consumer Ltd Positions Midea Appliances, Offers Free Gifts On All Purchases…
First Bank Recapitalization: How Boardroom Conflicts and Declining Customer Trust may Affect First Bank of…
Access Holdings Reaffirms Commitment to Driving Inter-, Intra-African Trade • Banking subsidiary targets November for…
Wema Bank Releases Q3 2024 Unaudited Results… Reports Profit Before Tax of ₦60.62billion, a 174%…
Adron Homes Lead the Charge for Breast Cancer Awareness with Annual Screening Initiative Adron Homes…