S.African president says cartoon defamed him
Jacob Zuma
The cartoon caused a storm when the Times published it in 2008  two years after Jacob Zuma had been acquitted of rape charges. But van der Berg said Zuma had not followed up on threats to sue until now.
 Zuma is claiming 4 million rand (about $570 000) for humiliation and degradation and 1 million rand (about $140 000) for damage to his reputation. His spokesman  Zizi Kodwa  refused to comment Tuesday.
 The cartoon also showed Zuma's political allies encouraging him as they held down a writhing  screaming figure with a sash identifying her as the "justice system."
 It appeared in the newspaper as Zuma's political party led a protest campaign to have the corruption charges dropped against him. Zuma at the time was preparing to lead his African National Congress party in general elections. Prosecutors dropped the charges on the eve of the vote  and Zuma took office in 2009.
 Buti Manamela  then a leader of the Young Communist League  filed a formal complaint about the cartoon before South Africa's Human Rights Commission in 2008. The South African Communist Party leader was among the ANC allies depicted in the cartoon.
The cartoon caused a storm when the Times published it in 2008  two years after [TGT] had been acquitted of rape charges. But van der Berg said [TGT] had not followed up on threats to sue until now.
 [TGT] is claiming 4 million rand (about $570 000) for humiliation and degradation and 1 million rand (about $140 000) for damage to [TGT] reputation. [TGT] spokesman  Zizi Kodwa  refused to comment Tuesday.
 The cartoon also showed [TGT]'s political allies encouraging [TGT] as they held down a writhing  screaming figure with a sash identifying her as the "justice system."
 It appeared in the newspaper as [TGT]'s political party led a protest campaign to have the corruption charges dropped against [TGT]. [TGT] at the time was preparing to lead [TGT] African National Congress party in general elections. Prosecutors dropped the charges on the eve of the vote  and [TGT] took office in 2009.
 Buti Manamela  then a leader of the Young Communist League  filed a formal complaint about the cartoon before South Africa's Human Rights Commission in 2008. [TGT] was among the ANC allies depicted in the cartoon.