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Former President Jacob Zuma has been placed on medical parole, after starting a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court early in July.
The Department of Correctional Services said his parole was based on a medical report received by the Department.
“Medical parole’s eligibility for Mr Zuma is impelled by a medical report received by the Department of Correctional Services,” said Department spokesperson, Singabhako Nxumalo.
“Apart from being terminally ill and physically incapacitated, inmates suffering from an illness that severely limits their daily activity or self-care can also be considered for medical parole,” he said.
Nxumalo said the risk of re-offending of released inmates must also be low, and there must be appropriate arrangements for the inmate’s supervision, care, and treatment within the community to which the inmate is to be released to.
“Medical parole placement for Mr Zuma means that he will complete the remainder of the sentence in the system of community corrections, whereby he must comply with specific set of conditions and will be subjected to supervision until his sentence expires.”
Nxumalo said Zuma would have to comply with a specific set of conditions and will be subject to supervision until the sentence is completed.
The former president was sentenced to 15-months imprisonment for being in contempt of a Constitutional Court order following his walkout at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture.
