Secretary of the Judicial Commission of inquiry into Allegation of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud In the Public Sector Including Organ of State v Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (Helen Suzman Foundation as amicus curiae)
The Court granted direct access, found Mr Zuma guilty of contempt beyond reasonable doubt on the basis of service, knowledge and non-compliance with the earlier order, held that coercive relief would be futile in the circumstances, and imposed a direct unsuspended sentence of 15 months’ imprisonment together with punitive costs, concluding that the exceptional facts and Mr Zuma’s public attacks on the Judiciary justified the sanction.
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- Direct access
- Urgency
- Civil contempt
- Sanction
- Imprisonment
- Costs