South African former police chief who was convicted of corruption dies after long illness
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A former national police chief in South Africa who was convicted of corruption in 2010 and earlier served as Interpol president has died following a long illness.
Family spokesman Nthato Selebi said Jackie Selebi died Friday at a Pretoria hospital. Media reports say 64-year-old Selebi suffered diabetes and kidney failure.
In 2010, a South African court found Selebi guilty of accepting bribes from a drug smuggler. Selebi was sentenced to 15 years in prison, but was released on medical parole after eight months. Opposition leaders and civil society groups criticized his early release.
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Selebi served as president of Interpol from 2004 to 2008. He was a prominent member of African National Congress, South Africa's ruling party.