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April 6, 2018

S.Africa’s Zuma says charges against him ‘politically motivated’

S.Africa’s Zuma says charges against him ‘politically motivated’

Jacob Zuma

South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, said graft charges against him were “politically motivated” after he appeared in court on Friday over a multi-billion-dollar arms deal in the 1990s.

Jacob Zuma

“I am innocent till proven guilty, but there are people who want to treat me like I am guilty,” Zuma told cheering supporters outside the Durban High Court after the case was adjourned following a 15-minute preliminary hearing.