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South African Court Rejects Zuma's Request to Stay Arrest Over Court Contempt, Reports Suggest

© REUTERS / POOLFormer South African President Jacob Zuma sits in the dock after recess in his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 26, 2021
Former South African President Jacob Zuma sits in the dock after recess in his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 26, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 09.07.2021
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - South Africa's Pietermaritzburg High Court has dismissed former President Jacob Zuma's application to overturn a previous decision to sentence him to fifteen months in prison for contempt of court, national media reported on 9 July.
According to the Eyewitness News platform, Zuma has been at the Estcourt Correctional Centre in the KwaZulu-Natal province since Wednesday.
FILE PHOTO: Former South African President Jacob Zuma speaks to supporters after appearing in the High Court where he faces charges that include fraud, corruption and racketeering, in Pietermaritzburg - Sputnik International, 1920, 29.06.2021
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South Africa's ANC Urges 'Calm' From Members After Ex-President Zuma Sentenced to Jail
Zuma became the first president of South Africa to be arrested since it switched to democracy, and the first leader in the country's history to be jailed.
The 79-year-old former president is currently under investigation over corruption that allegedly flourished during his rule from 2009 to 2018. He was forced out of power in 2018 amid a sprawling corruption scandal.
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