Tembeka Ngcukaitobi implores Constitutional Court to vindicate authority of the judiciary
Counsel for state-capture commission says two-year sentence is appropriate for Jacob Zuma not appearing at state capture inquiry
15 March 2021 - 15:57
Jacob Zuma’s refusal to appear before the state-capture commission was no ordinary contempt of court, said the commission in papers submitted to the Constitutional Court on Monday.
“It is a unique and extreme case of contempt of court, for which there is no meaningful precedent.” The commission filed its legal argument in its application to the top court to have the former president held in contempt and sentenced to two years in prison. ..
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