FILE — Former South African President Jacob Zuma, sits in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Oct. 26, 2021. A South African court on Wednesday, Dec. 15 has ordered Zuma should go back to prison after withdrawing the medical parole given to him earlier this year. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)JOHANNESBURG (AP) —A South African court has ordered that former President Jacob Zuma should go back to prison after withdrawing the medical parole given to him earlier this year. On Wednesday the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ruled that the medical parole granted to Zuma was illegal as it went against the recommendation of the medical parole board. According to the ruling, the time that Zuma spent outside prison should not be counted as part of the sentence imposed by the court.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 15, 2021 14:24 UTC