South Africa: Judge in Zuma graft trial recuses himself
The judge presiding over former South African president, Jacob Zuma 's corruption trial has recused himself to avoid any risk of compromising the perception of justice. Zuma faces 16 counts of fraud graft and racketteering over an arms contract sealed during his vice presidency in 1999. FRANCE 24's correspondent in South Africa Nadine Theron has more.
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