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South African opposition says police promised to look into Zuma graft
South African President Jacob Zuma speaks at the City Hall in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, November 18, 2016. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Rogan Ward
22/11/2016
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's main opposition party said on Tuesday that police had promised to look into its accusations of corruption against President Jacob Zuma.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) filed a criminal complaint against Zuma last week after an anti-corruption agency published a report listing allegations of influence-peddling in Zuma's government.
Zuma and his supporters have regularly dismissed accusations of corruption.
"I can confirm today that the Hawks (police unit) will be investigating the DA’s corruption charges against Zuma relating to his role in State Capture," DA leader Mmusi Maimane said in an emailed statement.
A Hawks spokesman was not immediately available for comment.
The anti-graft agency's report, released on Nov. 2 and entitled "State of Capture", stopped short of reaching conclusive findings against the president, some of his ministers and heads of state-owned companies. But it has plunged Zuma into the latest crisis.
Since coming to power in 2009, Zuma has survived a string of corruption scandals almost unscathed.
(Reporting by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky)
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