Former S. African president Zuma released from Correctional Services system

FILE PHOTO: Former South African President Jacob Zuma appears at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, January 31, 2022. Jerome Delay/Pool via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Former South African president Jacob Zuma has been released from the system of Correctional Services, the government department said on Friday.

Zuma, whose 15 months sentence expired on Oct. 7, was released from prison in September last year on medical parole.

(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Bengaluru; Editing by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo)