Zuma could be in contempt of court again, if he refuses NPA doctors' exam

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Zuma could jeopardise his chance of parole, and could risk being held in prison for the duration of his corruption trial, says a legal expert.

Were former president to refuse an examination by an independent doctor brought in by the state - despite there being a High Court order in place providing for as much - he could find himself in contempt of court. Again. A News24 report on Tuesday afternoon suggested Zuma had refused such an examination, but his spokesperson, Mzwwanele Manyi, subsequently told The Citizen the report was “premature” the process had not yet reached that stage.

“It’s an interlocutory decision and it’s absolutely a discretionary function of the judge to make interlocutory orders pursuant to the criminal case,” he said. Curlewis also said if he were to defy one court order while already in custody for contempt of another, this could work against any plans Zuma might have to apply for early parole on his current sentence of 15 months, for which he becomes eligible after four months.

 

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Fusegani nalawo ma legal experts

He deserves jail time for the unrest that was caused by his followers to the country that denied SA a chance of economic revival after covid-19 lock down

Nice!

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Give him another 15 months... He still thinks he is above the law... voetsekzuma

But he’s not in prison is he.

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