Zuma Must Be Jailed For His Defiance Of The State Capture Commission – Zondo

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FORMER President Jacob Zuma’s refusal to appear before it was no ordinary contempt of court, said the state capture commission in papers to the Constitutional Court on Monday.

“It is a unique and extreme case of contempt of court, for which there is no meaningful precedent,” said the commission.

The commission filed its legal argument in its application to the ConCourt to have the former president held in contempt and sentenced to two years in prison.

This came after Zuma did not turn up at the inquiry in February, despite a ConCourt order to obey the commission’s summons.

There is no doubt that Zuma is in contempt of court, according to the commission.

Zuma’s “insults” via public statements were an aggravating factor in determining this, the commission said.

“In these statements, Mr Zuma has aggravated his offence of contempt by insulting this court, the commission and the judiciary