South Africa's ex-leader turns himself in for prison term
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Former South African president Jacob Zuma turned himself over to police early Thursday to begin serving a 15-month prison term
NKANDLA, South Africa -- Former South African president Jacob Zuma turned himself over to police early Thursday to begin serving a 15-month prison term. Just minutes before the midnight deadline for police to arrest him, Zuma left his Nkandla home in a convoy of vehicles. Zuma decided to hand himself over to authorities to obey the order from the country's highest court, the Constitutional Court, that he should serve a prison term for contempt of court. “President Zuma has decided to comply with the incarceration order. He is on his way to hand himself into a Correctional Services Facility in KZN (KwaZulu-Natal province)," said a tweet posted by the Zuma Foundation. Soon after the South African police confirmed that Zuma was in their custody.More Related News