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Jacob Zuma’s motorcade sped out of his Nkandla homestead at about 11.20pm on Wednesday, as he ostensibly rushed to hand himself over to the Correctional Services in order to avoid arrest.
It is understood that the president being transported by his state-sponsored VIP protection was agreed upon by police leadership at a provincial and national level.
Minutes before midnight, Zuma’s foundation announced: “Dear South Africans and the World. Please be advised that President Zuma has decided to comply with the incarceration order. He is on his way to hand himself into a Correctional Services Facility in KZN. A full statement will be issued in due course.”
Jacob Zuma was convicted in the Constitutional Court last week of contempt after he disregarded a court order to testify in front of the State Capture Inquiry, and then he ignored it again by failing to report to a police station before Sunday to start his 15-month prison sentence. On Wednesday night the police confirmed that he was placed in their custody.
ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe said it was without doubt “a difficult period in the movement”. He said the ANC called on its members to “remain calm and respect the decision taken by former president Jacob Zuma to abide by the rulings of the court”.