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Ex-South African President Jacob Zuma Reportedly Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison

© REUTERS / POOLFormer South African President Jacob Zuma sits in the dock after recess in his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 26, 2021
Former South African President Jacob Zuma sits in the dock after recess in his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 26, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 29.06.2021
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Former South African President Jacob Zuma was set to appear in court on Monday on charges of corruption in a case dating more than two decades.

Former South African President Jacob Zuma was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 months in jail for contempt of court, Times Live news outlet reported.

Zuma, who ruled the country between 2009 and 2018, failed to comply with a court order to appear before the state commission and give evidence in a corruption inquiry.

© REUTERS / SIPHIWE SIBEKOJudge Sisi Khampepe hands over documents after giving a ruling on whether former South African President Jacob Zuma should be punished for defying summons at an inquiry into corruption during his time in power, at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 29, 2021.
Ex-South African President Jacob Zuma Reportedly Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison - Sputnik International, 1920, 29.06.2021
Judge Sisi Khampepe hands over documents after giving a ruling on whether former South African President Jacob Zuma should be punished for defying summons at an inquiry into corruption during his time in power, at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 29, 2021.

The 79-year-old politician has been under investigation over state corruption that flourished during the nine years of his presidency. He was forced out of power in 2018 amid the sprawling corruption scandal.

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