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Former President Jacob Zuma is to be prosecuted on 16 charges of fraud, corruption, money laundering and racketeering relating to the multi-billion rand arms deal in the late 1990s.

The charges include one count of racketeering,  two counts of corruption, one count of money laundering and 12 counts of fraud.

National Prosecuting Authority boss Shaun Abrahams made the announcement at the NPA offices in Pretoria on Friday.

Abrahams says he informed Zuma of his decision earlier in the day.

He declined to take any questions after the announcement.

Click below for the full announcement: 

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4413501-jacobZuma2009Indictment.html

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