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FILE - In this Sunday, July 4, 2021 record photo, erstwhile President Jacob Zuma addresses the property astatine his location successful Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Zuma has been granted aesculapian parole, aft serving 2 months of a 15-month condemnation for contempt of court. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed, File)

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's highest tribunal connected Friday denied an exertion by erstwhile president Jacob Zuma to rescind his condemnation of 15 months successful jailhouse for contempt of court.

The Constitutional Court judgement upheld its earlier ruling that Zuma should spell to situation for refusing to attest astatine a committee of enquiry into wide corruption successful authorities and astatine state-owned companies portion helium was president of South Africa from 2009-2018.

Zuma was jailed successful July but has since been granted aesculapian parole for an undisclosed illness. His merchandise has been questioned by absorption parties who accidental process wasn't followed.

Friday's judgement was work retired by Justice Sisi Khampepe astatine the Constitutional Court successful Johannesburg. She said it was a bulk determination of 7-2 judges to uphold Zuma's sentence. The judgement doesn't impact Zuma's parole.

The 79-year-old Zuma argued his condemnation was improper because, among different things, helium had been jailed without trial.

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