JZ Foundation Condemns Jacob Zuma Parole Appeal, Says It Undermines the Former President’s Integrity

• The Jacob Zuma Foundation’s Spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi has slammed the former president's court case
• He believes that Zuma's medical parole case is another attempt to undermine his integrity and is a political issue
• South Africans have conflicting views on the matter, with Zuma supporters still loyal and others calling for justice

BLOEMFONTEIN - The Jacob Zuma Foundation’s Spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi believes that the former president’s medical parole case is another attempt to undermine his integrity.

The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein is reviewing the case after the high court found his release unlawful.

Manyi spoke to SABC News and said the case was “misplaced” and a political issue. He said the case was about anything that challenged the establishment. Zuma was granted parole last year by former correctional services head Arthur Fraser due to “fears of unrest”.

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Advocate Sy Mphahlele representing the Correctional Services Commissioner, said two medical reports recommended Zuma’s parole, EWN reported.

South Africans react to the former president’s court appearance:

@Thulaganyo_G said:

“President Zuma was not supposed to be jailed in the first place, those con court judges were emotional when they sentenced him to direct imprisonment.”

@OnlyFac41632727 commented:

“Maybe it’s time Jacob Zuma tells the court what he is suffering from. but then again, he has the right to privacy, especially the medical condition that he might have. Anywhere, I await to hear the court ruling on this.”

@AndileMlondo added:

“Has any South African been in court more times than JG Zuma since 2005? Or even post-democracy.”

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Zuma, 80, was released on medical parole last September, just two months into a 15-month term he was handed for snubbing anti-corruption investigators.

Source: Briefly News