Former President of the Republic of South Africa (South Africa) Jacob Zuma, sentenced to 15 months on charges of disrespect for the court, got into the hospital of the city of Estkourt. This is reported by Reuters.
Hospitalization occurred a few days before the renewal of the trial in the case in corruption of the 79-year zoom. “Each prisoner, even one, whose sentence entered into legal force, has the right to serve his sentence in compliance with his human dignity, including in compliance with the right to treatment,” the Ministry of Correctional Institutions is noted.
The Foundation of the former President noted that there is nothing to worry about – the survey planned, the health of the zoom is satisfactory.
Former President South Africa began to serve his punishment on July 8. The court sentenced him to 15 months a conclusion on charges of refusing to testify regarding the facts of corruption that had a place during his presidency from 2009 to 2018. Zuma categorically rejected all the court charges, comparing the process with “trilling apartheid times.” After the sentence of the sentence, thousands of supporters of the zoom came to unauthorized protests that turned the mass riots.