FORMER president Jacob Zuma will be eligible for parole after serving a quarter of his 15-month prison sentence, Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said on Thursday.
He said there is no stipulation for the non-parole period.
“It should be noted that in terms of Section 73 (6a) of the Correctional Services Act, an offender serving a determinate or cumulative sentences of not more than 24 months, may not be placed on parole or day parole until such offender has served either the stipulated non-parole period, or if no non-parole period was stipulated, a quarter of the sentence,” said Lamola.
“In this case, there is no stipulation for the non-parole period, this effectively means that the former President will be eligible for parole once a quarter of his sentence has been served.”
Lamola addressed a contingent of media outside prison gates in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday where he assured the
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