Johannesburg: Former President of South Africa jacob zuma, charged with orchestrating the systematic looting of the exchequer during his rule, launched a new book on Sunday in which he intends to “set the record straight”.
Title “jacob zuma speaksThe book comes after the 79-year-old was released from prison in September due to ill health, serving just two 15 months in a sentence for refusing to appear continuously for a corruption investigation in the 2009–18 presidency. month.
Zuma spokesperson mazwanele manyik Said the book can be purchased for 300 rand ($19) – or a signed copy for 1,000 rand ($62) – at a “car boot sale” in Johannesburg on Sunday.
Manya and former President’s daughter dudu zuma-sambudal They asked to sell the books at McDonald’s in the city’s upmarket Sandton suburb, he tweeted.
“First come, first serve,” he said.
Zuma was found guilty in June after he refused to comply with a court order to appear before a commission investigating the “capture of the state” – the misappropriation of national assets, which served his nine-year term. occurred on a large scale during
His initial imprisonment in July sparked an unprecedented wave of violence that killed more than 350 people in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal and in the financial center of Johannesburg.
Since being released on medical parole, Zuma has returned to his $1.7 million estate in the countryside nakandala,
He was seen in good health in a video on Friday promoting the release of the book.
In the video he emphasized “untruths about the work we did”, emphasizing the importance for society to “know what has happened”.
“It’s no use making up stories because you have a powerful machinery to do it,” he said, sitting in front of his stack of books, arms crossed and smiling.
Critics accused the former president of using ill health as an excuse to delay a drawn-out corruption trial related to a 1999 arms purchase from five European firms.
The then vice president, Zuma, is accused of receiving bribes from French defense giant Thales and faces 16 counts of fraud, corruption and racketeering.
He has repeatedly claimed that the justice system was harassing him for political purposes.
The “Jacob Zuma Speaks,” written in the third person, includes evidence from former aides who have since gone silent, spokesman Manya said.
“Everything has been said about Jacob Zuma’s presidency. A lot of lies, a lot of untruths told. This book is about setting the record straight,” he said.
Title “jacob zuma speaksThe book comes after the 79-year-old was released from prison in September due to ill health, serving just two 15 months in a sentence for refusing to appear continuously for a corruption investigation in the 2009–18 presidency. month.
Zuma spokesperson mazwanele manyik Said the book can be purchased for 300 rand ($19) – or a signed copy for 1,000 rand ($62) – at a “car boot sale” in Johannesburg on Sunday.
Manya and former President’s daughter dudu zuma-sambudal They asked to sell the books at McDonald’s in the city’s upmarket Sandton suburb, he tweeted.
“First come, first serve,” he said.
Zuma was found guilty in June after he refused to comply with a court order to appear before a commission investigating the “capture of the state” – the misappropriation of national assets, which served his nine-year term. occurred on a large scale during
His initial imprisonment in July sparked an unprecedented wave of violence that killed more than 350 people in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal and in the financial center of Johannesburg.
Since being released on medical parole, Zuma has returned to his $1.7 million estate in the countryside nakandala,
He was seen in good health in a video on Friday promoting the release of the book.
In the video he emphasized “untruths about the work we did”, emphasizing the importance for society to “know what has happened”.
“It’s no use making up stories because you have a powerful machinery to do it,” he said, sitting in front of his stack of books, arms crossed and smiling.
Critics accused the former president of using ill health as an excuse to delay a drawn-out corruption trial related to a 1999 arms purchase from five European firms.
The then vice president, Zuma, is accused of receiving bribes from French defense giant Thales and faces 16 counts of fraud, corruption and racketeering.
He has repeatedly claimed that the justice system was harassing him for political purposes.
The “Jacob Zuma Speaks,” written in the third person, includes evidence from former aides who have since gone silent, spokesman Manya said.
“Everything has been said about Jacob Zuma’s presidency. A lot of lies, a lot of untruths told. This book is about setting the record straight,” he said.
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