‘Independence of judiciary must be respected,’ says Ramaphosa on Zuma court victories

a decision of the Electoral Commission of South Africa to bar Zuma from the MK party’s parliamentary list due to his 15-month prison sentence.

However, the Electoral Court overturned the IEC’s decision to Zuma being unable to appeal his prison sentence, the court explained in its ruling on Friday.“In my view the sentence that was imposed on Mr Zuma cannot be said to be a sentence which the section contemplates,” the judgment read.At his Siyanqoba ANC rally at the Phuthaditjhaba Stadium in Qwaqwa, Free State, on Sunday, Ramaphosa told the media it was not his place to second-guess judges.

“It’s not given for me to be second-guessing what the judges of our country said. I leave the judges to make pronouncements, to make their judgements. For me, as head of state, it is to give credence to the fact that the independence of the judiciary must be respected,” he said.“When the judges issue their judgements, all of us must accept those judgements and if we have to appeal, we appeal on various reasons.

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