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| Ex-Interpol man denies corruption | Ex-Interpol man denies corruption |
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| South Africa's former chief of police Jackie Selebi has pleaded not guilty at the start of his corruption trial. | South Africa's former chief of police Jackie Selebi has pleaded not guilty at the start of his corruption trial. |
| Mr Selebi resigned as head of Interpol after he was charged with having links to organised crime and accepting bribes worth 1.2m rand ($157,00, £98,000). | Mr Selebi resigned as head of Interpol after he was charged with having links to organised crime and accepting bribes worth 1.2m rand ($157,00, £98,000). |
| The BBC's Jonah Fisher in Johannesburg says his case is seen as a test of a much-criticised justice system. | The BBC's Jonah Fisher in Johannesburg says his case is seen as a test of a much-criticised justice system. |
| He will be the most senior member of the ruling African National Congress to face corruption charges. | He will be the most senior member of the ruling African National Congress to face corruption charges. |
| Charges against ANC leader Jacob Zuma were dropped shortly before he became president after elections in April. | |
| During the case at Johannesburg's High Court, prosecutors will seek to prove that Mr Selebi received corrupt payments over a five-year period. | |
| The South African Press Association says he stood solemnly in a grey suit as the charges against him were read out. | |
| "I plead not guilty," he said. | |
| At the heart of the allegations is Mr Selebi's relationship with convicted drug smuggler, Glen Agliotti, who is also being charged with the murder of a prominent mining magnate. | |
| Prosecutors allege that Glen Agliotti paid bribes and gifts to the police commissioner in exchange for turning a blind eye to drugs trafficking. | |
| Mr Selebi, who was South Africa's first black police chief, was a close ally of former President Thabo Mbeki. | |
| Under Mr Mbeki, Mr Selebi's contract was extended even after he had been charged with corruption. |