Former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced by the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) on Tuesday, June 29, to 15 months imprisonment for contempt of court.
The @ConCourtSA has found that #JacobZuma is blatantly in contempt of court.
This was the moment. pic.twitter.com/Y4UWs6V1OA
— Law. Business. Politics. (@MightiJamie) June 29, 2021
Zuma’s sentence is unsuspended, which means he will serve jail time. Justice Sisi Khampepe indicated that”no one, absolutely no one, is above the law.” Meanwhile, Zuma has five days to hand himself over at Nkandla or at a Johannesburg police station. However, if he fails to comply, it’s then up to the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele to hand Zuma over to a correctional service facility.
Zuma becomes the second African leader to go to jail within a week after the former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was detained last week.
As always, South African’s have something to say. Here are some of the reactions from social media.
#JacobZuma 15 months unsuspend sentence. pic.twitter.com/WKWg3WnX7C
— kwanele zimele nduli (@KwaneleNduli) June 29, 2021
#Level4 was net for daai ding. To imprison #JacobZuma while the country is under hard lockdown. pic.twitter.com/M7B7gons38
— LADY M³? (@MapulaMokgosang) June 29, 2021
President @CyrilRamaphosa can you please give #JacobZuma a Presidential pardon pic.twitter.com/AsMFCHsvnT
— Tony (@TonyMfariwapiki) June 29, 2021
Can #JacobZuma count to 15? pic.twitter.com/ejWRQYKDmU
— Froggo ? (@FrogsRevenge) June 29, 2021
#JacobZuma I still stand with Jacob Zuma pic.twitter.com/ehdcv449wh
— the_real_buhle (@buhle_real) June 29, 2021
*15 months direct imprisonment*#JacobZuma #ConCourt pic.twitter.com/otoXUqI5Nm
— UNcaptured-UNpAiD (@Zah_Khanyile) June 29, 2021
Malema #JacobZuma pic.twitter.com/hMovFzcV2l
— war on bullshit (@sibiyas1) June 29, 2021
Sunday’s reception committee #JacobZuma #ConCourt pic.twitter.com/4EtfQvfy5v
— Chris Vick (@chrisvick3) June 29, 2021
Picture: Cape {town} etc gallery