Ex-President of South Africa Jacob Zuma turned himself to the police to commence a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court and was on Wednesday admitted to Estcourt Correctional Centre of KwaZulu-Natal his home province. Zuma was sentenced on 29th June for defying an instruction to give evidence at an inquiry into corruption during his tenure in power. He only testified once at the inquiry what was known as "state capture", known as the siphoning off state assets.
Police had warned earlier on Wednesday to hand himself over to them before midnight of same-day or get prepared to be arrested.
Zuma had mounted a last-ditch legal defense and refuse to turn himself in Sunday night as the court had ordered. Under the ruling, police were given three days to arrest him if he failed to surrender.
Zuma, 79, was forced out of office in 2018 and replaced by Cyril Ramaphosa after a nine-year tenure stained by corruption scandals and the taint of cronyism.
Critics nicknamed him the “Teflon president” for his perceived ability to sidestep justice.
But his fortunes changed on June 29 when the court issued its damning judgment against him for contempt.
Zuma had refused to obey a court order to appear before a commission probing the siphoning off of state assets under his presidency.
Zuma has also been accused of involvement in a bribery affair dating back more than 20 years.
He faces 16 charges of fraud, graft, and racketeering relating to a 1999 purchase of fighter jets, patrol boats, and military gear from five European arms firms for 30 billion rands, then the equivalent of nearly $5 billion.
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