The legal team of former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma has appealed his sentence despite the Constitutional Court making it clear this week that President Jacob Zuma will not be allowed to appeal his 15-month prison sentence.
A local publication reported that the legal team led by advocate Dali Mpofu intend to file an urgent application in the Pietermaritzburg High Court to stay his arrest, which was meant to happen by this weekend, along with the filing of an urgent application for rescission of the apex court’s judgment.
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The publication has also reported that Zuma is likely to be imprisoned at Westville Prison in Durban.
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Acting Chief Justice Sisi Khampepe has signed a warrant of committal for former president Jacob Zuma. According to the letter, signed on 30 June 2021, Zuma will be remanded to the Westville Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal.https://t.co/d5NePZvv1v pic.twitter.com/7wXO8GQ95F— Karyn Maughan (@karynmaughan) July 2, 2021
Meanwhile, the sentence has sprung up tensions among members of the ANC. From Nkandla to the Nelson Mandela Bay, his supporters say they’re taking a stand.
They organized a match around midday from in Gqeberha to hand over a petition. However, the crowd has since been dispersed by the law enforcement agencies.
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According to reports, former ANC councillor in the metro Andile Lungisa handed over the petition, which he says will reach President Cyril Ramaphosa.
It states that the judgment against Zuma infringes on his rights.
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