Former president Jacob Zuma returned to prison on Friday morning, but was released shortly after being processed. | AlexMitchley
Department of Correctional Services acting national commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale said during a briefing that a decision was taken that Zuma must return to the Estcourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal.According to Thobakgole, Zuma arrived at the prison at 06:00 on Friday, where he was processed.
Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola later announced that the former statesman had benefitted from a special remission of prison sentences for non-violent offenders, approved by President Cyril Ramaphosa.Lamola said the decision to have a special remission was to address overcrowding in prison, not to let the former president off the hook.
This meant Zuma spent less than two hours in prison before he was released. As a result of the remission, he will not be on the parole system. Zuma's incarceration had its genesis in his defiance of a Constitutional Court order to appear and testify before the State Capture Commission.Zuma was arrested in July 2021 and only served two months of his sentence before the then-national commissioner of correctional services Arthur Fraser granted him medical parole.
This effectively meant that Zuma had not finished serving his sentence. Still, it was left up to Thobakgale to decide whether the former president would return to prison to finish serving his sentence.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today.
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