Former South African President Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court
MKMVA members vow to protect Zuma
Mkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) ex-combatants in the country’s nine provinces were by Tuesday afternoon finalising arrangements to travel to former president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead to “protect” him.
This is after the Constitutional Court in its Tuesday ruling ordered Zuma to hand himself to the police so that he could resume the 15-month sentence which the ConCourt imposed on him for defying an order to appear before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry.
In its judgment, the Concourt ordered police minister, Bheki Cele, to ensure that Zuma was arrested within three days should the former president fail to abide by the order to hand himself to police within five days.
According to MKMVA spokesperson, Carl Niehaus, some of the ex-combatants have already arrived at Zuma’s homestead.
“We will do everything possible and within the confines of the law to defend Msholozi (Zuma)” he said.
Niehaus could not say whether MKMVA members would prevent police from arresting Zuma..
The 15- month sentence came after Zuma, who previously appeared before the commission to give evidence after several witnesses implicated him in state capture, had earlier this year defied a Constitutional Court directive to appear before the commission to continue giving evidence.https://www.news24.com/witness/news/kzn/mkmva-members-vow-to-protect-zuma-20210629
Mkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) ex-combatants in the country’s nine provinces were by Tuesday afternoon finalising arrangements to travel to former president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead to “protect” him.
This is after the Constitutional Court in its Tuesday ruling ordered Zuma to hand himself to the police so that he could resume the 15-month sentence which the ConCourt imposed on him for defying an order to appear before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry.
In its judgment, the Concourt ordered police minister, Bheki Cele, to ensure that Zuma was arrested within three days should the former president fail to abide by the order to hand himself to police within five days.
According to MKMVA spokesperson, Carl Niehaus, some of the ex-combatants have already arrived at Zuma’s homestead.
“We will do everything possible and within the confines of the law to defend Msholozi (Zuma)” he said.
Niehaus could not say whether MKMVA members would prevent police from arresting Zuma..
The 15- month sentence came after Zuma, who previously appeared before the commission to give evidence after several witnesses implicated him in state capture, had earlier this year defied a Constitutional Court directive to appear before the commission to continue giving evidence.https://www.news24.com/witness/news/kzn/mkmva-members-vow-to-protect-zuma-20210629
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