Breaking: Former South African President, Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months imprisonment

Former president Jacob Zuma found guilty of contempt of court and has been sentenced to 15 months imprisonment.

The Constitutional Court’s long-awaited judgment on former president Jacob Zuma’s defiance of two summons the Zondo commission – Constitutional Court sentences ex-President Jacob Zuma to 15 months in prison, Deputy Chief Justice Sisi Khampepe says in a ruling in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

Zuma was convicted of contempt of court after defying an order to testify before a judicial panel investigating corruption during his nine-year rule.

Zuma had repeatedly refused to testify at the State Capture Inquiry. The judgment is a culmination of a court battle between Zuma and the Zondo commission which is probing allegations of state capture during his nine-year presidency and the judiciary.

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