Zuma heads to SCA to appeal ‘unlawful’ medical parole ruling
The DA argues that the former president received favourable treatment because of his political standing
11 August 2022 - 15:07
Lawyers for former president Jacob Zuma will be in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on Monday in an attempt to overturn a court ruling that his release from prison, on medical parole by former prisons boss Arthur Fraser, was unlawful.
Gauteng high court judge Elias Matojane granted Zuma and the national correctional services commissioner leave to appeal the ruling he made in December 2021, in which he reviewed and set aside the parole decision and directed that Zuma return to custody to serve the remainder of his sentence...
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