JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa released its disgraced former police chief from prison on medical grounds on Friday, after serving 229 days of a 15-year sentence and prompting accusations the ruling ANC bends justice for the politically connected. Jackie Selebi, also the former head of international police agency Interpol, is the most prominent member of the African National Congress to be convicted of corruption, for taking bribes from a drug smuggler. He suffers from kidney disease and diabetes. "Mr Selebi will be going home today," prisons minister Sbu Ndebele told a news conference. ...
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