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PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Officials dropped charges Monday against the senior investigator whose corruption probe led to the suspension of South Africa's national police chief and escalated tensions between prosecutors and police.
Pretoria's magistrates court said charges of corruption and defeating the ends of justice had been withdrawn against Gerrie Nel of the National Prosecuting Authority.
"We are relieved with the outcome, and Mr. Nel just wants to go back to work and carry out his duties," said his lawyer, Ian Small Smith, according to the South African Press Association.
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