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Zuma appeals to Constitutional Court in graft case


    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma has asked South Africa's Constitutional Court to strike down a court ruling allowing seized documents to be used against him in a corruption case, according to a filing provided by his lawyer.

    In an appeal filed with the court, Zuma and his lawyerMichael Hulley argued that prosecutors and investigators hadacted illegally when they raided and seized documents fromproperties belonging to Zuma and Hulley in 2005.

    The Supreme Court of Appeal ruled in November that thedocuments could be used when Zuma went to trial, now scheduledto begin in August.

    (Reporting by Paul Simao)