{"id":9129,"date":"2012-03-20T15:22:07","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T13:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/update-1-s-africa-opposition-wins-access-to-zuma-graft-papers\/"},"modified":"2012-03-20T15:22:07","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T13:22:07","slug":"update-1-s-africa-opposition-wins-access-to-zuma-graft-papers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-s-africa-opposition-wins-access-to-zuma-graft-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-S.Africa opposition wins access to Zuma graft papers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Jon Herskovitz<\/p>\n

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JOHANNESBURG, March 20<\/span> (Reuters) – South Africa’s main
\nopposition party won the right on Tuesday to review potentially
\ndamaging documents from a discontinued corruption case against
\nPresident Jacob Zuma in 2009, a move that could hurt Zu m a’s
\nchances of re-election as ANC leader.<\/p>\n

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The president, who seeks re-election as African National
\nCongress (ANC) leader late this year, had been expected to win
\neasily, virtually securing him another five-year term in office
\nas president because of the party’s dominance over politics.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday’s court ruling allows the main opposition Democratic
\nAlliance (DA) access to papers from a case against Zuma over a
\ntainted arms deal, which was dropped by prosecutors just weeks
\nbefore a presidential election in 2009, clearing the way for him
\nto win the race.<\/p>\n

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The Supreme Court of Appeal said in its ruling on Tuesday
\nthat it was “in the public interest” to allow the DA access to
\nthe papers from the case.<\/p>\n

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The South African Presidency said in a statement it was
\nstudying the ruling, noting the “decision not to prosecute
\nstands”.<\/p>\n

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It is not known what is contained in the documents or how
\nmuch of the documents the opposition would be allowed to see.
\nThe DA has been eating into the ANC’s dominance but trailed the
\nparty by about 40 percentage points in the last nationwide
\nelection in 2011.<\/p>\n

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Zuma could be damaged if the documents contain evidence of
\ncriminality, especially since he has said stamping out
\ncorruption is one of his top priorities.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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