WATCH: Niehaus Urges ANC Supporters To Rally Behind Jacob Zuma

A senior African National Congress (ANC) official, Carl Niehaus, has called on the party’s supporters to rally behind former president Jacob Zuma who was convicted on contempt of court charges by the country’s constitutional court Tuesday and sentenced to 15 months imprisonment.

In a video recording posted on his Twitter account, Niehaus castigated the ruling, calling it “outrageous, and fundamentally unacceptable”.

Watch the video below: