The former president's legal issues have taken yet another turn after he was released straight after reporting to prison. Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in 2021.
Ednews informs via foreign media that Jacob Zuma, the scandal-ridden former president of South Africa, returned to prison on Friday after almost a year, only to be immediately released.
Following a court order, the former president reported to the Estcourt detention facility northwest of Durban, where he was "admitted into the system," South Africa's prison system said.
However, Correctional Services national commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale told a press conference that the 81-year-old Zuma was released almost immediately as part of a "remission process" that he said was due to overcrowding in prison.
"Upon admission into the system, he was subjected to administrative processes," Thobakgale said. He was then released,"