"The fact that I was lambasted with a punitive jail sentence without trial should engender shock in all those who believe in freedom and the rule of law," Zuma told journalists. On Saturday it agreed to hear his challenge to the jail term, suspending it until after a hearing on July 12. "I fought and went to prison so there must be justice and the rule of law. No honest person can accuse me of being against the rule of law," Zuma told journalists. Zuma also faces a separate court case relating to a $2 billion arms deal in 1999 when he was deputy president.

Source: Standard Digital July 04, 2021 19:30 UTC