JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's highest court on Thursday ruled against ANC leader Jacob Zuma in his attempt to stop seized evidence being used against him in a corruption trial.
Nine of the 10 judges on the Constitutional Court said warrants used in raids on Zuma and his lawyer were valid and the state could use seized documents in its prosecution of Zuma, the frontrunner to succeed President Thabo Mbeki next year.
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