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South African Court Rejects Zuma's Request to Stay Arrest Over Court Contempt, Reports Suggest
South African Court Rejects Zuma's Request to Stay Arrest Over Court Contempt, Reports Suggest
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - South Africa's Pietermaritzburg High Court has dismissed former President Jacob Zuma's application to overturn a previous decision to... 09.07.2021, Sputnik International
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According to the Eyewitness News platform, Zuma has been at the Estcourt Correctional Centre in the KwaZulu-Natal province since Wednesday.Zuma became the first president of South Africa to be arrested since it switched to democracy, and the first leader in the country's history to be jailed.The 79-year-old former president is currently under investigation over corruption that allegedly flourished during his rule from 2009 to 2018. He was forced out of power in 2018 amid a sprawling corruption scandal.
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South African Court Rejects Zuma's Request to Stay Arrest Over Court Contempt, Reports Suggest
16:37 GMT 09.07.2021 (Updated: 16:38 GMT 09.07.2021) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - South Africa's Pietermaritzburg High Court has dismissed former President Jacob Zuma's application to overturn a previous decision to sentence him to fifteen months in prison for contempt of court, national media reported on 9 July.
According to the Eyewitness News platform, Zuma has been at the Estcourt Correctional Centre in the KwaZulu-Natal province since Wednesday.
Zuma became the first president of South Africa to be arrested since it switched to democracy, and the first leader in the country's history to be jailed.
The 79-year-old former president is currently under investigation over corruption that allegedly flourished during his rule from 2009 to 2018. He was forced out of power in 2018 amid a sprawling corruption scandal.
