He applied for a rescission after he was sentenced to 15 months in jail but, a majority in the Constitutional Court found he did not meet the requirements.
Zuma will also have to pay the legal costs of the application.Judgment: The Constitutional Court did not make a rescindable error. The judgment and order against former President Zuma stand, and the application for rescission is dismissed with costs.
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