Black Twitter Reacts To Former President #JacobZuma’s 15 Month Jail Sentencing. Things have officially gone off the rails for former South African president Jacob Zuma, after the court has found him guilty. The Constitutional Court has found the former president guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months imprisonment.
Zuma’s court trail started in December last year when the Zondo Commission approached the court to ask bring the former president to the stand and answer all questions and allegations related to corruption during his nine-year presidency.
Justice Sisi Khampepe revealed the judgment on Tuesday, which found that Zuma was fully aware of the consequences of his actions and willingly defied the court’s order to appear before the Zondo Commission. It was specified that Zuma’s case was exceptional because of his position as a former president as well as his criticism of the judiciary.
The order was granted but Zuma decided to defy the court, alleging that the commission and the court were victimising him through exceptional and harsh treatment and that both institutions were politicising the law to his detriment.
The ConCourt justices strongly condemned Zuma’s statement and found that the only reasonable sentence was an unsuspended sentence of 15 months imprisonment. The ConCourt ruled that Zuma must hand himself over to police at either Nkandla police station or Johannesburg Central within 5 calendar days to commence serving his sentence.
The streets of twitter are officially a mess after the former presidence sentencing came to light.
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