# Jacob Zuma, ex-President of South Africa, sentenced to prison for contempt of court

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [June 29, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jacob-zuma-ex-president-of-south-africa-sentenced-to-prison-for-contempt-of-court/945276 "2021-06-29T20:33:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![ctnguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@ctnguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctnguy)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jacob-zuma-ex-president-of-south-africa-sentenced-to-prison-for-contempt-of-court/945276/1 "2021-06-29T20:33:12Z")

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We’ve discussed Zuma a [couple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jacob-zuma-should-south-africans-be-afraid/464644) of [times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-africa-anc-recalls-president-jacob-zuma-elects-cyril-ramaphosa/808758) before on this board. Finally it seem he is getting some small measure of the justice he deserves.

> **[Former South African president Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months in prison](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/29/former-south-african-president-jacob-zuma-sentenced-prison)**
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> Zuma found to have been in contempt of court when he defied an order to appear at corruption inquiry

He was summoned to testify at a judicial commission of inquiry into corruption under his administration. When he refused to do so, the court ordered him to testify. He has continued to refuse, and consequently has been found in contempt of court.

Now we wait to see whether he turns himself in willingly, or has to be brought in by the police…