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Decision to drop Jacob Zuma corruption charges to be reviewed Court calls for review of dropping of Jacob Zuma corruption charges
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South Africa’s high court has ruled that a 2009 decision to drop 783 corruption charges against Jacob Zuma should be reviewed, another setback for the scandal-ridden president, who faces calls for his resignation.South Africa’s high court has ruled that a 2009 decision to drop 783 corruption charges against Jacob Zuma should be reviewed, another setback for the scandal-ridden president, who faces calls for his resignation.
The decision to set aside the charges seven years ago allowed Zuma to run for president.The decision to set aside the charges seven years ago allowed Zuma to run for president.
The court’s decision at the time was based on phone intercepts presented by Zuma’s legal team that suggested the timing of the charges in late 2007 may have been part of a political plot against him.The court’s decision at the time was based on phone intercepts presented by Zuma’s legal team that suggested the timing of the charges in late 2007 may have been part of a political plot against him.
The go-ahead from the court adds pressure on Zuma, who has faced calls for his resignation even from within the ruling African National Congress party since a damning constitutional court judgment against him last month. The go-ahead from the court adds pressure on Zuma, who has faced calls for his resignation even from within his ruling African National Congress party since a damning constitutional court judgment against him last month.
It was not immediately clear whether Zuma would appeal against Friday’s court ruling.It was not immediately clear whether Zuma would appeal against Friday’s court ruling.
The court ruling does not automatically reinstate the charges against Zuma. A legal process involving state prosecuting authorities and the courts must reach a decision on whether to charge the president.The court ruling does not automatically reinstate the charges against Zuma. A legal process involving state prosecuting authorities and the courts must reach a decision on whether to charge the president.