South Africa's Jacob Zuma gets 15 months for contempt

South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma.

South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma. PHOTO | FILE

South Africa's constitutional court has sentenced former president Jacob Zuma to 15 months in prison for contempt of court.

The Constitutional Court's majority found Zuma guilty of failing to obey its order in January that he attend to Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo's state capture inquiry for questioning.