CORRECTIONAL services commissioner Arthur Fraser confirmed during an SABC interview with anchor Vuyo Mvoko that the medical parole advisory board did not recommend former President Jacob Zuma’s release – but that he overruled it and took a decision to free him.
In an interview with the SABC on Wednesday night, Fraser says doctors did observation on Jacob Zuma and then made recommendations to the advisory board, which didn’t approve medical parole because they indicated he was in a stable condition.
He said using his original powers, he reviewed and rescinded the decision of the Parole Board and ultimately took the decision for Zuma to be released.
“I think that is at the beginning of August where they applied and we were directed to the relevant structures, within our structure we got health care and then we got the medical advisory parole, so we directed that to them,” said Fraser.
“So
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