Defiant at inquiry, South Africa's Zuma denies breaking law with business brothers

Former South African President Jacob Zuma arrives to appear before the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 15, 2019. Wikus de Wet/Pool via REUTERS

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Jacob Zuma told a corruption inquiry on Monday that enemies had plotted to bring him down, and he had never broken the law with the business family at the centre of an influence-peddling scandal.

Zuma struck a defiant tone at the public inquiry, saying he was the victim of a "character assassination" by enemies who had tried to get rid of him for more than 20 years.