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South African riot police clashed with MPs hours after parliament absolved President Jacob Zuma over the use of some $23m (\u00a314m) of state money to upgrade his private home in Nkandla.<\/p>\n

They intervened after opposition MP Ngwanamakwetle Mashabela repeatedly called Mr Zuma a thief.<\/p>\n

Four opposition MPs were injured in the scuffle during the late-night session.<\/p>\n

In April, the country’s corruption investigator said Mr Zuma had “unduly benefited” from the improvements.<\/p>\n

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela also accused him of unethical conduct and recommended he repay costs for some of the unnecessary renovations of his rural home in Nkandla, KwaZulu Natal province.<\/p>\n

But a parliamentary committee report – passed by a majority of African National Congress (ANC) MPs on Thursday – absolved Mr Zuma of any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

There were heated scenes before the vote, as MPs from several opposition parties attempted to filibuster the session in Cape Town’s parliament.<\/p>\n

Ms Mashabela, a member of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, made her comments in one of the debates that followed.<\/p>\n

“President Zuma is a thief. He is a criminal. He is the greatest thief in the world,” she said.<\/p>\n

When she refused to withdraw the statement and refused to be removed from the chamber by an official, the riot police intervened.<\/p>\n

By this stage the parliamentary TV feed was cut.<\/p>\n

Scuffles broke out between officers on the one side and MPs from the opposition Democratic Alliance and the EFF on the other.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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