Case opened after SD card containing Zuma prison pics stolen

An internal investigation revealed that the SD card may have been secretly shared with a known broadcaster. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has launched an investigation after photos went public on WhatsApp on Thursday afternoon showing former president Jacob Zuma being attended by a correctional services officer in what looks like the medical wing of the Estcourt Correctional Centre in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. The former president handed himself to the Estcourt Correctional Centre on Wednesday night to start his 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court. The Constitutional Court sentenced the former president last week.  The Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture had approached the ConCourt on an urgent basis for an order that would compel Zuma to cooperate with the commission. After being ordered to appear before the commission, Zuma released a statement accusing the commission and the ConCourt of victimising him. He vowed he would rather go to jail than appear before the commission. According to correctional services, a criminal case has been opened after a camera SD card containing images of Zuma being admitted to the correctional centre was stolen. “It has come to the attention of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) that…
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