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Former S. African president Zuma released from Correctional Services system

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Zuma received a 15-month sentence last year after he ignored instructions to participate in a corruption inquiry. He handed himself in on July 7 last year to begin his sentence. Zuma was released on medical parole in September 2021. But in December, the high court set aside the parole decision and ordered him to return to jail.

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Reuters

Former S. African president Zuma released from Correctional Services system

Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been released from the system of Correctional Services, the government department said on Friday. Zuma, whose 15 months sentence expired on Oct. 7, was released from prison in September last year on medical parole. (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Bengaluru; Editing by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo)

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Former S. African president Zuma released from Correctional Services system

(Reuters) - Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been released from the system of Correctional Services, the government department said on Friday. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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IOL

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WION

South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma is a free man!

Department of Correctional Services has confirmed that former South African President Jacob Zuma has been released from the system of Correctional Services, after serving just two months behind bars. "Mr Zuma's 15 months sentence expired on Friday, 7 October 2002," the department said in a statement. The Constitutional Court sentenced Zuma to 15 months imprisonment on June 29, 2021, after he refused to comply with court orders to attend the Sta…

2 years ago·Noida, India

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The West Australian

South Africa's Zuma completes jail term

Former South African president Jacob Zuma has completed his jail term for contempt of court.

2 years ago

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VOA News

South Africa's Zuma Set Free After Prison Term Ends

Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been set free following the expiry of his prison sentence for contempt of court, the government department said on Friday. Zuma received a 15-month sentence last year after he ignored instructions to participate in a corruption inquiry.

2 years ago·United States

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