South Africa’s former President, Jacob Zuma, is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption, Chief Prosecutor Shaun Abrahams has confirmed.
Mr. Abrahams said he believed there were “reasonable prospects of a successful prosecution.”
The BBC reports the charges which the ex-President denies include fraud, racketeering and money laundering.
Mr. Zuma, 75, was forced to resign as President last month by the African National Congress (ANC).
He was facing his ninth no-confidence vote in parliament before he left office.
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The charges relate to a 30bn Rand ($2.5bn; £1.7bn) government arms deal in the late 1990s, before he became President.
French arms supplier Thales will also face charges, a prosecutor said.
Mr. Zuma is alleged to have sought bribes from Thales to support an extravagant lifestyle. His financial adviser at the time was found guilty of soliciting those bribes in 2005 and Mr. Zuma was later sacked as deputy President.
He now faces one charge of racketeering, two charges of corruption, one charge of money laundering and 12 of fraud.
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