Justice minister Ronald Lamola said the former president was released under a new “special remission” measure, but questions are being asked over the apparent fast-tracking of Zuma’s application.
Former South African president Jacob Zuma briefly returned to jail on Friday before being rereleased due to being a “low-risk” offender.that Zuma had been remitted roughly an hour after he had handed himself over to Estcourt prison.
President Cyril Ramaphosa approved the latest remission of non-violent offenders from South African prisons in April 2023.According to the government, the occupancy rate of 143% posed a direct threat to “inmate health, security, and management” and could increase gangsterism in prisons.included Zuma himself approving the release of 19,695 sentenced offenders in 2012 and former president Thabo Mbeki signing off on the releasing 31,865 convicted offenders in 2005.
Spokesperson Chrispin Phiri also told News24 that informing Parliament about the “special remission” was not legally required. Zuma was originally sentenced to 15 months in prison by the Constitutional Court after he had failed to appear before the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, otherwise known as the Zondo Inquiry.came in the early morning hours on Thursday, 8 July 2021, after a tense, hours-long standoff with police and senior politicians who tried to convince him to hand himself over.
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