Cape Town – The Constitutional Court has dismissed with costs, former president Jacob Zuma’s rescission application, saying he did not meet the statutory requirements of a rescission application.
The apex court sentenced Zuma to 15 months in jail at the end of June, for ignoring a court order to testify before a judicial panel probing corruption during his nine-year tenure which lasted until 2018.
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In July, Zuma’s legal team filed an urgent application to have his prison term rescinded, arguing that the sentence was an infringement on his right to a fair trial.
But, handing down judgment on Friday, Judge Sisi Khampepe said: “The majority finds that he failed to show why the judgment was erroneous. Zuma has not met the statutory requirements of a rescission.”
Zuma was recently granted medical parole by the correctional services department. This was despite the medical advisory board having said that he did not qualify.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
