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Rights groups hail imprisonment of South Africa's ex-leader

by Mogomotsi MagomeAndrew Meldrum
| July 8, 2021 5:30 AM

NKANDLA, South Africa (AP) — Human rights groups have welcomed the imprisonment of former South African President Jacob Zuma, who on Thursday began serving a 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court after handing himself over to police minutes before a midnight deadline.

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