S.Africa's Zuma asks prosecutors to drop graft charges

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Thu, 01 Feb 2018 - 07:23 GMT

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Reuters

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 - 07:23 GMT

South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is now in line to succeed President Jacob Zuma - AFP/File / by Susan NJANJI and Beatrice DEBUT

South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is now in line to succeed President Jacob Zuma - AFP/File / by Susan NJANJI and Beatrice DEBUT

JOHANNESBURG - 1 February 2018: South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Thursday it had received arguments from President Jacob Zuma on why he should not be prosecuted for corruption.

The NPA said it received the documents on Wednesday night, after extending a deadline for Zuma to provide reasons why 783 counts of corruption relating to a 30 billion rand ($2.20 billion) arms deal arranged in the late 1990s should not be reinstated.

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