Will Jacob Zuma serve time?

[Splinter]

He will pull a Shabir Sheik move

The Shabir move was only able to happen because of Jacob.

 

[purple face]

I hope he does, but everyone thinks he won't

 

[mjzar]

Just to confirm, this sentence is only due to his contempt of court conviction. It has nothing to do with state capture verdicts?

He still has to answer the corruption charges along with Thales afaik also

He will be on a flight to Dubai.

Extradition then he'll be on a flight back maybe I'm naive

 

[Brawler]

Token. They have probably build a fire pool for him in prison. Think of the Prison built for Escobar.
"The finished prison was often called "Hotel Escobar" or "Club Medellín", because of its amenities. La Catedral featured a football pitch, giant doll house, bar, jacuzzi and waterfall. "

La Catedral - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[kolaval]

Those talking bloodshed and civil war, who will take up arms exactly, and against whom?

 

[Rumple4skin]

Geez but it must have been a truly sad day when this prick slithered his way out of the abortion bucket. Same can be said for Malema.

 

[rh1]

Never
It would be the death of the ANC

They might be dumb, but they're not that dumb

Is that hoping? Because we know that they love being stupid.

 

[Dairyfarmer]

Those talking bloodshed and civil war, who will take up arms exactly, and against whom?

TIA. Makes no difference. Any excuse to loot, burn and destroy.

 

[JohnStarr]

He won't serve the full 15 months so I selected the second option.
However, any time spent will hopefully leave him ruminating about his fate going forward. He will have a criminal record which is good. Hopefully, the ANC puts their big boy pants on and kicks him out of the ANC membership. Then hopefully this sends a message to the rest of the corrupt that the rule of law is undiminished.

 

[grok]

What about a presidential pardon?

The best reason for his family to push for the Dudu-Gupta presidency?

Will have to excuse me for not celebrating when, jailing an enemy and traitor of the state has become the exception and not the norm.

I agree, but sometimes they only manage to get the Al Capones on tax evasion & unfortunately it has to be good enough..

To me, the victory is that he was sentenced at all.

Apart from shutting down the giggling fool for a millisecond, it also penetrated Zuma's perceived indestructibility, even if by a fraction.
Plus, the government's hand has been forced to act against one of their own, to touch one of the untouchables, and their crown prince of corruption nogal.
That has to count for something. I would have preferred my government to act out of internal integrity, but we know the ANC has none, so to get their clay feet moving in the right direction is no small victory.

 

[kolaval]

TIA. Makes no difference. Any excuse to loot, burn and destroy.

No need for Zuma for that.

 

[Iamn0tageek]

I hope he'll be ok.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

how many times must people be told, the ANC Doesn't respect the rule of law,
look at ACE of spades, still doing whatever he likes, and now Zuma, doing whatever he likes, whenever he likes to do it.

effectively above the law, an average citizen will never experience this level of freedom, to do what they want and get away with it.

 

[DarkStarMonday]

OP : I'm more worried if it'll be a peaceful event / process

It could easily spill over and be unhealthy for SA ....

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Presidential Cell ... ?

 

[Thor]

Extradition then he'll be on a flight back maybe I'm naive

Like Atul?

 

[BasBas]

I really think the idea that he will serve proper jail time is a pipedream.
He might serve a few months, maybe a year or two in a cushy cell probably with a phone, good food, DSTV etc...

 

[etienne_marais]

I really think the idea that he will serve proper jail time is a pipedream.
He might serve a few months, maybe a year or two in a cushy cell probably with a phone, good food, DSTV etc...

Or like Mandela in the later years, swimming pool and white cook.

 

[SAguy]

Hope he still pays his tv license when he's in jail

 

[thestaggy]

Nope, and no high-ranking ANC member implicated in state capture will.

If they do serve time it will be a token 2-3 months and then ''health issues'' will see them under house arrest where they will be found on the nearest golf course.

EDIT: I hope I will have to eat humble pie, but I have zero faith in this whole Zondo Commission show trial.