POLITICS

Zuma: HSF writes to National Commissioner of Correctional Services

Organisation requests reasons for decision to place former president on medical parole

HSF writes to the National Commissioner of Correctional Services regarding Jacob Zuma’s medical parole

8 September 2021

Following his imprisonment for contempt of court, former President Jacob Zuma was placed on medical parole by the National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Arthur Fraser. The HSF has subsequently written to the Commissioner, to request his reasons for placing Mr Zuma on medical parole, in order to determine whether his decision was made on lawful basis.

The HSF’s letter can be found here

Issued by Chelsea Ramsden on behalf of HSF, 8 September 2021