South Africa's opposition leader Helen Zille says her party could take Jacob Zuma to court, if state prosecutors fail to renew his corruption charges.
A high court judge last week ordered that the charges against Mr Zuma, the ANC leader, should be thrown out.
The judge also said there was reason to believe the prosecution had been politically motivated.
"It would be a miscarriage of justice if Zuma were to get off the hook due to a legal technicality," Mrs Zille said.
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He denies the 16 counts of corruption, money-laundering and racketeering.
In his ruling on Friday, Judge Chris Nicholson said the prosecution should have consulted Mr Zuma before renewing the charges, originally put on hold two years ago.
Even so, he said his ruling had nothing to do with the guilt or otherwise of Mr Zuma.
The National Prosecution Authority could press the charges again, he said, though correspondents say it is under heavy pressure to drop them altogether.
(BBC)
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