国际英语资讯:Former S. African president Zuma ordered to pay legal fees
<p><span word="CAPE">CAPE</span> <span word="TOWN">TOWN</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 9-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Jacob">Jacob</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="state">state</span> <span word="capture">capture</span>" <span word="allegations">allegations</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Gauteng">Gauteng</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="unsuccessful">unsuccessful</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Protector">Protector</span> <span word="Thuli">Thuli</span> <span word="Madonsela">Madonsela</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="capture">capture</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> (<span word="DA">DA</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Freedom">Freedom</span> <span word="Fighters">Fighters</span> (<span word="EFF">EFF</span>) <span word="both">both</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="personally">personally</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="DA">DA</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="EFF">EFF</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="liable">liable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="incurred">incurred</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="prosecutions">prosecutions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="decides">decides</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Cyril">Cyril</span> <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> 15.3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="rand">rand</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 1.1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bribe">bribe</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Thales">Thales</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="awarding">awarding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="collaborating">collaborating</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Gupta">Gupta</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="looting">looting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="coffer">coffer</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="capture">capture</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="Zuma">Zuma</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guptas">Guptas</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span>.</p>
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