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Jacob Zuma sentenced to jail for contempt of court
Updated On: 30 June, 2021 07:56 AM IST | Johannesburg | Agencies
Zuma, 79, is accused of enabling the plunder of state coffers during his nearly nine-year stay in office from 2009 to 2018.
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Jacob Zuma
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma was on Tuesday sentenced to 15 months in prison by the apex court which found him guilty of contempt after he failed to appear before an inquiry probing wide-ranging allegations of corruption during his tenure.
Zuma, 79, is accused of enabling the plunder of state coffers during his nearly nine-year stay in office from 2009 to 2018.
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