Jacob Zuma Sentenced To Prison For Contempt of Court

South Africa's highest court found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months in pri

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Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN)–South Africa’s highest court found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months in prison on Tuesday, a landmark move in the country’s long-running corruption saga.

The Constitutional Court of South Africa ordered that Zuma present himself at a police station in his home town of Nkandla or Johannesburg within five days.

In a scathing judgment, Justice Sisi Khampepe ruled: “There can be no doubt that Mr Zuma is in contempt of court.”

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