Constitutional Court directs Jacob Zuma to address his contempt penalty if found guilty
When the contempt of court application was heard about the former president ignoring summonses to appear before the Zondo Commission, Zuma chose not to participate
09 April 2021 - 18:47
The Constitutional Court has issued directions that former president Jacob Zuma must file an affidavit addressing what penalty the Court should impose if it were to find him in contempt of court.
This follows an application by the Zondo Commission into state capture that he be imprisoned for two years for breaching the Constitutional Court’s order to obey the commission’s summonses and testify before it...
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