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The Constitutional Court has unanimously ruled the section of the Constitution disqualifying former president Jacob Zuma from standing for election aims to ensure "that members of the National Assembly possess the requisite respect for the rule of law".
"The breach of the law and the commission of crime are inconsistent with the rule of law.
"The drafters of the Constitution accordingly considered it to be of fundamental importance that members of the National Assembly are not serious violators of the law," Justice Leona Theron stated in the Constitutional Court's ruling on Zuma's eligibility to serve as an MP.
