Former president Jacob Zuma is “free at last” from his recent prison sentence even as the arms deal corruption charges linger.
Zuma was released from the correctional services system on expiry of his contempt of court sentence on Friday.
The former president was sentenced last year to 15 months’ imprisonment by the Constitutional Court after he breached its order that he should honour a summons to appear at the Zondo state capture inquiry.
He was admitted at the Estcourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal in July 2021. After serving less than two months, he was granted medical parole by Arthur Fraser, former national commissioner of correctional services.
The department said: “Medical parole placement meant Mr Zuma was to serve the remainder of his sentence under Kranskop Community Corrections.”
It said Zuma had complied with the conditions as set out during his placement.
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