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A corruption trial against African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma was ruled illegal Sept. 12 by a high court in South Africa. The move effectively clears a lingering obstacle from Zuma’s bid to succeed South African President Thabo Mbeki and permits the ruling party chief to start crafting policy while advancing his transition toward the presidency.

Pietermaritzburg High Court’s Judge Chris Nicholson ruled Sept. 12 that fraud and corruption charges were not legal and that political interference in Zuma’s prosecution was “not unbelievable.” Zuma’s trial stems from a contest for leadership rivalry with Mbeki, who used allegations of corruption surrounding an arms acquisition package South Africa had negotiated with European firms to fire Zuma as South Africa’s deputy president in 2005.

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