A few minutes before the ultimatum set at midnight by justice, the former president of South Africa Jacob Zuma, sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt, was taken prisoner on the evening of Wednesday, July 7.
"President Zuma has decided to comply with the committal order. He is on his way to a correctional facility," the foundation representing him said in a Twitter message.
Dear South Africans and the World.
Please be advised that President Zuma has decided to comply with the incarceration order.
He is on his way to hand himself into a Correctional Services Facility in KZN.
A full statement will be issued in due course. # WenzenuZuma
- JGZuma Foundation (Official) (@JGZ_Foundation) July 7, 2021
With AFP
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