Former South African President Jacob Zuma (centre) with his legal team in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa on January 31, 2022 during a hearing of his corruption trial
FORMER South African president Jacob Zuma was barred today from running for a parliamentary seat in the upcoming national elections due to a previous criminal conviction.
The Constitutional Court ruled that a section of the constitution disqualifying people from standing for parliament if they have been sentenced to more than 12 months in prison without the option of a fine does apply to the 82-year-old.
Mr Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison in 2021 by the same court for contempt after refusing to testify at a judicial inquiry into government corruption.
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