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South Africa s ex-President Jacob Zuma hands himself over to police The 79-year-old anti-apartheid veteran turned himself in to officers on Thursday in line with a court ruling that says he must serve 15 months in prison for contempt of court. Supporters of the ex-president had been trying to prevent his arrest Former South African president Jacob Zuma was in police custody on Thursday after handing himself over to authorities to begin a 15-month prison term. The veteran leader had faced a midnight deadline for officers to arrest him after judges ruled he should go to jail for contempt of court. The country s highest court handed Zuma the prison term after he ignored a judicial ruling ordering him to appear before a commission investigating alleged corruption during his time in office from 2009 to 2018.

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