THE son of former South African President Jacob Zuma threatened bloodshed on Wednesday if his father is arrested as a deadline looms.
“We will be stopping anybody who will want to incarcerate Jacob Zuma,” Edward Zuma told reporters outside the family’s home in Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal province.
“We are not going to allow that. They [police] will have to shed blood because we are going to be defending him with our lives,” he said as he was flanked by supporters who danced and chanted.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court last week sentenced Zuma to 15 months for contempt in an unprecedented ruling.
Zuma was found guilty of “deliberately” refusing to appear before a judicial commission probing corruption during his nearly decade in power.
The State Capture Commission headed by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo brought the case against Zuma about four months ago, accusing him of refusing to appear on several
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