After an eventful few days that saw crowds of people
descending on Nkandla and analysts calling for Zuma to respect the law, the
highest court in the land agreed to hear Zuma’s application later in July.
This came after he had filed applications in the High Court
and the Constitutional Court to challenge the decision to jail him for 15
months for contempt of court.
In the notice, the Constitutional Court stated: “Take
notice that the above-mentioned applicant intends applying, in terms of section
167(3)(b) and/or section 167(6)(a) of the Constitution on a date and time to be
determined by the Registrar of the honourable court or as directed by the
acting Chief Justice in terms of the rules of the Constitutional Court, for an
order in the following terms: That paragraph 3 of the order of this honourable
court delivered on June 29, 2021, in terms of which the applicant was found
guilty of the crimen injuria contempt of court for not complying with its
orders in the secretary of the judicial commission of inquiry into allegations
of state capture, corruption and fraud in the public sector including organs of
state v Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, is hereby rescinded in terms of rule 42 of
the uniform rules of court, read with rule 29 of the rules of the constitutional
court.”
The court also said the acting chief justice would issue
directions in this regard. IOL
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