South Africa : South African former President Jacob Zuma has been ordered to return to jail.
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruled on Wednesday that a prior decision to release him on medical parole was “unlawful.”
His legal team has filed a request to appeal Judge Elias Matojane’s decision.
Zuma served two terms as president between 2009 and 2019, he was granted medical parole in September just two months into a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court.
Zuma was found guilty of contempt in June after refusing to obey a court order to appear before a commission probing corruption and fraud. His initial imprisonment sparked a series of violent protests in which more than 350 people died.
Zuma is also facing 16 fraud, graft and racketeering charges related to a 1999 purchase of arms from five European firms.
