He says this paints Zuma as a fugitive, while he's actually sick.

The High Court in Pietermaritzburg issued the warrant after the former president failed to appear on Tuesday for his corruption trial.

The warrant has been stayed until his next scheduled appearance on 6 May.

The former president’s son is fuming after the court doubted his father's medical certificate.

"They were just being vicious, they were being mischievous, they were being inhumane," Zuma junior said.

"It is something that has always happened. Now, they themselves are questioning a letter that comes from an institution of government.”

Edward says his father’s being persecuted.

“Hands off former president Jacob Zuma. The hatred has been going on for more than twenty-years, way before 1994. It’s still ongoing. What is it that they want from Zuma? Do they want him dead six feet underground? It is enough, we’ve had enough can they just stop. They’ve tried nailing him, they can’t find anything. Can they just leave the man alone to enjoy his pension.”

The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal’s also defending Zuma.

“It’s an anomaly that a sick note of the former president can be of such a scrutiny in a court of law to the extent that it becomes doubted by the judges. It’s an anomaly, there’s something wrong with that,” said ANC KZN Seceratary Mdumiseni Ntuli.

In a statement, the national ANC says it respects the decisions of the court and calls Zuma a law-abiding citizen who has consistently respected the courts and submitted to judicial processes.

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