Johannesburg – The Jacob Zuma Foundation has welcomed the release of convicted former President Jacob Zuma on medical parole calling the decision an act of humility by the justice system.
The Correctional Services Department placed Zuma on medical parole on Sunday.
The medical pardon means Zuma, who spent under 60 days behind bars at the Estcourt Correctional Services Facility, will now complete the rest of his 15-month contempt of court sentence in the comfort of his home.
He will be expected to abide by some of the conditions during his parole and will be subject to supervision until his sentence expires.
The former president’s condition has constantly come under the spotlight more recently when he refused to be medically examined by doctors appointed by the National Prosecuting Authority after his foundation said he was tired of his claims of ill-health being treated with distrust.
Spokesperson of the foundation Mzwanele Manyi said Zuma’s legal team was currently studying the conditions of the parole.
“If truth be told, if there was humanness in that Constitutional Court, they should have put him on house arrest if they felt so desperate to arrest him in the first place.”
