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S. African Acquitted of Rape Charges; Backers of Ex-Deputy President Say Verdict Opens Way for '09 Presidential Bid
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A South African judge cleared Jacob Zuma of rape charges Monday,
salvaging the former deputy president's political prospects after a
case that has left his reputation battered.
Zuma still faces charges of corruption in an unrelated case, but
his exoneration on Monday was seen by supporters as opening the way
for him to run for president in 2009. Thousands of people danced,
sang and cheered outside Johannesburg High Court after the trial.
Judge Willem van der Merwe accepted Zuma's account of the night of
Nov. 2 almost in its entirety, ruling that his sexual encounter with
a 31-year-old family ...
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