S. Africa’s top court agrees to hear Zuma challenge to jail term
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South Africa’s top court agrees to hear former president Jacob Zuma’s challenge against his 15-month jail term.
South Africa’s constitutional court has agreed to hear former President Jacob Zuma’s challenge to rescind an order sentencing him to jail for 15 months on contempt charges. The constitutional court sentenced Zuma to 15 months in jail on Tuesday for failing to appear at the corruption inquiry led by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo in February. The former president was given until the end of Sunday to hand himself in, after which police would be obliged to arrest him. But the court agreed on Saturday to hear his application on July 12.
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