The case involving former South African president Jacob Zuma has taken on a new twist today. Zuma has filed a request in which he appeals to the Constitutional Court to review Tuesday’s sentence which sentenced him to fifteen months in prison for disobedience to justice. This Friday, Zuma submitted an urgent request to the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, for it to overturn the order requiring him to turn himself in to the police by Sunday and the one that forces the police to arrest him if he does not. Zuma was sentenced last Tuesday to fifteen months in prison for disobeying justice. The sentence emphasizes that the court had no choice but to convict the former -president to fifteen months in prison, after he has wasted all chances to defend himself. However, it is not clear what will be the effect of these letters of appeal submitted today, since the decisions of the constitutional court are not passive. Here is an appeal.Meanwhile, the deadline determined by the court ends this Sunday and some press advances that Zuma must serve the sentence in the establishment of Westenville, in Kwazulo Natal, precisely to be close to the Court of Pietermartziburg, where the case for the purchase of weapons, with the next hearing, projected for the 19th of this month. However, the Veterans Association of Unkoto We Sizwe, warned today that South Africa could plunge into violence if Jacob Zuma is arrested, reiterating that it will do everything to prevent the detention of former president. Several Zuma supporters remain camped outside his residence in Nkadla. Meanwhile, the ANC has canceled its National Council meeting, which had been scheduled for this weekend. In a statement, the ANC says to be monitoring the situation in Kwazulu Natal and is committed to upholding the rule of law and avoiding violence. Members of the national executive council will be dispatched to Kwazulu Natal, to the government. It is up to the province to monitor the situation closely. A few moments ago, the Jacob Zuma Foundation, through a message on twitter, indicated that the former president will address the South African people this weekend. ( RM)Source:Radio Moçambique Online
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