The main opposition party has described the remission granted to former president Jacob Zuma as a disgrace to the country’s criminal justice system.
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00:00 Former South African President Jacob Zuma returned to jail on Friday, only to be released
00:05 two hours later and will not be required to complete his prison sentence.
00:10 He was incarcerated in 2021 for defying a court order to appear at a corruption inquiry,
00:16 but controversially was released two months into his 15-month sentence for health reasons.
00:21 Last month, the court declared his medical parole invalid.
00:25 Zuma was among some 10,000 prisoners who were granted remission on Friday purportedly to
00:30 reduce overcrowding in jails.
00:32 (whooshing)