“This is a cynical manipulation of the justice system.” “Surprise, surprise, he is the first beneficiary of a brand new policy,” said John Steenhuisen, the leader of South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance. Zuma later arrived back at his rural Nkandla estate in a convoy of black SUVs, according to video broadcast by South African media. when his remission was processed, said Makgothi Thobakgale, the acting national commissioner of the corrections department. But he was released some time after 7 a.m. Zuma reported to the Estcourt Correctional Centre in the Kwa-Zulu Natal province at 6 a.m., ostensibly to serve the remaining 13 months of his sentence. While justice officials said it aims to release more than 9,400 inmates from jail and put them under correctional supervision at home, Zuma appeared to be the first to benefit from it.
The remissions program was authorized by President Cyril Ramaphosa and made public for the first time Friday.
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