personally is remind myself because i grew up in a completely different way. it's broad explorer and the stickers. jewish in us, the 2 part documentary starts july 5th on dw, with the this is see that we news and these are our top story. former south african president jacobs numa has been sentenced to 15 months in jail. after the country's top court found him guilty of contempt. duma had refused an earlier order to testify before a corruption panel investigating allegations that he allowed the wondering of government conference during his 9 year term. fighters from ethiopia as t ry region have rejected the fire with the government. they have recaptured the

regional capital and say they will chase soldiers from neighboring eritrea back into their country. and if you'll be in soldiers back to addis ababa, thousands of people have been killed since fighting broke out in november. england have defeated arch rivals germany to nil, to advance to the year 2020 quarter finals. gold from rocky sterling and harry kane field. the win for england at wembley stadium in london. england will now go on to play ukraine, who beats sweden to one in 2 days late, much as a state of news from berlin. there's a lot more on our website. that's d, w dot com. the awe today, the highest court in south africa sent out a strong message that no one,

not a former head of state, not a former freedom fighter. no one is above the law and that includes former president jacob zoom and he's about to begin 15 months in prison on contempt charges. and sima has repeatedly refused to appear and testify before corruption inquiry with him at the center of the allegations. he has publicly mocked digital system. when today, the court decided enough is enough, and they called his bluff eyebrow golf in berlin. this is the day the news displayed to the public folks, africa ended up, they observed, hold and maintain the constitution and all the low you have followed the charges that have been put, you know, from the induct with my theory. how do you agree to then?

i plead not guilty. it just declared that mistake jacob said the rumor is due to of the crime of contempt of court. in my point of view, i think it's just, he's taking it for the president was nothing also coming up. they had the advantage of playing at home, and it might have tipped the balance in the euro. 2020 football tournament. england had defeated the rival, they love to hate the most de mannschaft, also known as germany. i'm not going to play down and it means it means everything to be. then we know that there are good se with, with excellent as an a great style of play. ah, were to our viewers on p b. s in the united states and to all of you around the world. welcome. we begin the day with all of south africa waiting to see if and when former president jacob zoom turns himself into the police. today's south africa,

the highest court held his room in contempt, sentencing him to more than a year in prison. he now has 5 days to decide go to prison under his own volition or go to prison under arrest. this could be the 1st, but not the last prison sentence, for the former president is refusal to testify before an inquiry resulted in today's order to go to jail. but zoom, or who says that he's the target of a political which faces numerous other charges stemming from his time in office including corruption, racketeering and money laundering. the highest court may have spoken today, but the final word on zimmer could be spoken by the man who replaced him. south african president, serial ram a photo. he has the power to pardon zuba. in a moment, i'll ask one of south africa's most respected legal voices. how possible is a pardon? we have this report from the law political prisoner,

south african president, jacob, good lacy. i swear that i would be faithful to the republic of africa. ended up, they observed, hold and maintain the constitution, and all the lo citizens revere jacob zima for his fight against apartheid. he spent 10 years in prison for conspiracy to overthrow the white minority government. now he's been sentenced to 15 months in jail, for contempt of court. after refusing to appear at a corruption inquiry earlier this year, i think the lesson today is that regardless of who you are, what section you are in, what support you can rally the law still applies to you. but the sentence dances and the former president's legal well for decades,

he's an accused of getting rich off the back of the poor. he swore to bring economic prosperity and equality a commission of investigating churches that seem to bribes and exchange for lucrative deal estate own companies. critics, david 79 year old abuses, power, good french, and dodge prison time. but the things are about to change. as long as you can, independent judiciary, rule of law and all that, citizens can steep easier, not knowing that the rocks are protected and the country is insulated from politicians who want to abuse the power factions of seamless and african national congress say the sentencing and upcoming corruption trials are a way to restore the national moral fiber to supporters disagree. president has been nothing but unique and he has been fighting for the substitute, which how much of life

has professed his innocence and says the charges against him are politically motivated. for my 1st guess tonight has been called the conscience of south africa . truly, madam saying that spent 7 years is the public protector of south africa, exposing corruption at the highest levels of politics and receiving death threats in the process before then. she was part of the team that drafted the constitution for the new south africa more than 20 years ago. it's been on sale. it's good to have you on the day. if i could, i'd like to maybe start perhaps at the, the ending 1st. if the former president zoom were to be found guilty of corruption and these other charges against him, current president obama foes would have the power to pardon him. do you think that he would do that and greetings me president. i'm a close that could potentially pardon president's demo,

but he would not treat him any differently than it would treat anybody who has taken a court of law. there are requirements these nations approved by the department of justice. certainly you have to be part of your n 2. and then the department of justice is a unit that with the family to everyone. because what the extent to which the completion, what the did the implications of pardoning them for the common good in south africa . the rule of law and injustice generally. and then they would recommend to president obama in a transparent, and they would recommend to visit in grammar in it's, i mean yes, it is a possibility, but it's not different than a possibility for any other math in convicted of the crime in jacob zoom,

or we know his 5 days to turn himself in or face being arrested, it has almost the feeling of a show down between jacob zoom and the judiciary. is that what we are seeing now? he said, that's what it ended up being. it was president obama. and in that you t sherry a with who was going to playing 1st. and then unfortunately the outcome was pre determined when you refused to obey no full court orders. the rule of law requires that the court, you repeat, the way they would deal with any other person will refuses to obey court orders. and if he's contempt of court, any guy has a prison sentence to go with it or reply. and in this particular case, the thickness not only hit the president of the fight,

the constitutional court defied also the commission of inquiry in court and relatively, really the place of these institutions without any shred of evidence. for example, right now, it has been presented as because they shut down between the current president and president through my is it of been simply a measure that was investigated? and it's currently be completed by commission of inquiry that was designed and appointed by this particular president. summa was met on say, the story of jacob zoom, but it's becoming more and more of a stress test for the countries judicial authority. and for the rule of law, the world is watching closely to see just what kind of fate jacob zimmer will have . because across the continent, the list of former leaders accused of corruption but never held to account. that

list is, is along. would you agree that this is a, an important case for all of africa? actually you are right. connected is it is stress test form extend to reach with the more press is holding. and one of the measures of a holding democracy is impunity. and throughout my came a protector and interaction with the investment community and just others who are watching. one of the things we've always been prays for is the extent to which the law holds. and president zoom as defiance of these processes threatened to undermine it. looked at it to god was safe, but it was inviting ibis to also respect the judges by the, by election, all manner of themes. the judges,

without providing any this is a messy, you defy the course undermine because the court orders it to the former south african president, he has legal problems. the former us president donald trump. he also has legal problems. take me back to the time when south africa's new constitution was being drafted. it's being compared with the us constitution. at this moment. did you ever imagine that you would see a time when this constitution of south africa would be looked at? and when the u. s. judiciary system with even be measured by it. absolutely. no, i never anticipate is a better way to shoot the scene. is it because of hope for democracy is particularly old. couple questions, but what i know for sure is that in the drafting of this constitution,

we look at the past. and we also looked at the future. and president, nelson mandela once stated, in the most, in overland governments, within them, persons with propensities for human failings. and that's why we crafted this constitution in the faith, continue to have these multiple structures to ensure it police entry, the accountability system that will ensure that people are never without remedy or any injustice a complaints the person. and i think he predicted that this constitution is for all seasons because every time we've had a crisis, we have people even thought of it may be a precipice. maybe we're facing the constitutional crisis. the constitution has failed, but it has held because the dish has done what it is supposed

to do, even if it's i'm pleasant, isn't it? it makes it and put it hurt. it is the ultimate audience. yeah. constitution for all seasons eloquently said, truly, i don't say that we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us tonight. we appreciate your insights as well. thank you. oh, it has been one years since joining imposed a new security law on hong kong. beijing says the legislation was key to bring stability to a city rocked by massive pro democracy protests. now below includes $66.00 articles criminalizing acts of subversion, session collusion with foreign forces and terrorism, all of which can be punished by like imprison critics, a gives beijing the power to silence critics and punish pro democracy activists. in the past year, authorities have used the law to close independent media and arrest or jail leaders

of the pro democracy protests. many have left hong kong, some say to save their lives. of those who remain few are willing to speak out. our correspondence, cbi kong, met one of the writing, his politics, and his love of hong kong into his skin. they'll be with one your chin even in the darkest days. solving hawk on the whole. i hope they remind me of the beliefs i started with, even if i'm jailed in the future. one started the group student politicize him last may just after hong kong or is heard about the national security law. at 20, he's one of the oldest in the group. there is young as 15. there's some of the few still visible on the streets. many other groups are gone. sorry, is not all low. well, i decided not to go to college last year, which i wanted to get to keep myself to activism. while i was still free,

though they are still, i know many political influences seldom speak in public. they could be coughed under the national security law with all else, especially with it being so uncertain how we feel like we have to step out. especially when prominent figures are either in jail or in exile. all that young boy why one has been arrested 4 times in the last year, twice just this month. march is our band under pandemic rules. he and his group hand out leaflets instead, but it's enough to get him into trouble. the pressure is intense. he knows national security officers are watching him. he doesn't go to sleep until 7 am. so he's awake at dawn. that's when police arrest people at home. he's part of what being says is an extremely small minority that the national security law targets to preserve stability. one thing i tried stability brought by

the national security law. it's just an illusion and is built on people's fear. there's no room for further treat. what if even the terms freedom and democracy become to be one day. i won't compromise on my speech or that if he will, he and his group support those already in jail. they take supplies to protest, years behind bars on where your handle hong kong future is more important in my one future, gaining when the political prisoners are released in years or decades to come. i don't want them to return to worst hong kong hong kong without home college and all in we have many see we are the kids chosen by the time. but i think it's we have chosen this era scenario. you'll see all the symbols on his skin state,

his certainty, the tattoos are messages of defiance to his future self. i'm joined now by sunni challenge. he's a hong kong pro democracy activists. he's been living in exile for the past year. he is currently in the united states. it's good to have you on the program. we appreciate you actually talking with us at this moment. i know you left hong kong last year. why did you decide that it was time to go? yeah. may major the, there are 2 reasons. one of them is that according to the national law, of course, i will be one of the pocket, like be accused of coal looting with the fall and power. because previously i did last national advocacy and lobby across the group. i went to the us congress to testify us on grant and compliments to sanction hong kong officials

. so i understand that i will be wait for when the law is past the fact that i also understand that because i want the primary, you're not sure you can also be another reason for customers to accuse me for supporting the which this is absurd. but this is really happening in hong kong sunni. do you think if you had stayed in hong kong, do you think that you would be in prison right now? yeah, absolutely. because previously many, 1st off my, including just a wong who the international advocacy with me for the past few years. he's not already detained in person. and other friends of mine will also participate in our primary election. and they are also be arrested in person right now. for a 2 step for supporting that i'm not sure was that all so apparently the national

separated law really trying to demolish as you gravitate the hope with a walk as you can in hong kong, many axis either you jail or you excel, you mentioned named joshua one, you know, he was on this program many times before he was sent to prison. i wonder how do you feel watching from a far as your fellow activists are being arrested and imprison? i felt really that the stated are really frustrated to witness many friends of mine to have to like like state christian right now. and the thing, yes, we can lot anticipate when we can be again, this is really that is paid. i that other thing is that jane, money spent kind and courageous friends just alone and staying behind the

bar. we then got some civil society lost a lot of weight or pain. so i could say and politicians on this, we could our civil society and also if we use a fatal ball to our society, had people in the changes in hong kong were slow. but it seems this last correct down happened very quickly. are you surprised by how quickly this this deterioration has been? and i wonder, is there a future at all for the democracy movement in hong kong? on one hand, of course we are all the soc by how the ccp we trying to destroy the whole hong kong and the so called one country to systems you funds or the growth but all the other half. we also understand you can be law for presidency to do so because we also understand that you're going to one term of all 3

of the companies, part of china. and that's why fi has to demonstrate his willingness and power over home home by saying that he can just show at home home, you can rest or hopefully democracy aquifers in hong kong. in order to, to, to out the fest, 41 for she's for turn off the ccp straddle secretary position, and that's why we really hope that the international community can help us. it domain. we understand that the pace is a default. we understand that the fight is difficult, but we will try everything we can upon you the fight. so anytime we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us tonight and we appreciate you risking many things to share your story with us. thank you. thank you. the

me me yep. those were the reactions as england defeated, their arch rivals, germany of the euro, 2020 football tournaments. raheem sterling broke a scoreless deadlock into 75th minute london, wembley stadium, minutes later. so much music just missed out on germany's biggest opportunity.

england bank, another goal to win to nail. it means they advance through the quarter finals. germany, well, they're going home. i'm so now here at the big table by mark oregon from b w. sports. yeah, mark can be what went wrong for germany? well, the very basics, the mr. chances are 2 very big jones's team or vendor and the 1st 2 must miller in the 2nd half, which would have been an equalizer which could have turned the game. mister jones's, you're not going to win football much is but there's a deeper molly, the thing with the german team that just lived sluggish. much heart there. couple of them with a bit over the hill. no. they had 2 players on the bench, leroy and a cannot be who super but i can players german funds have been crying for them to come on. but they didn't. so a lot wrong with germany. england can be very pleased with their performance. another clean sheet that you can see the goal yet, and the tournament, which is a lot to build on. and yeah, great victory, a historic victory as well for them 1st victory over germany and

a major tournaments. and those, do you think germany or england rather have a shot at the title now? and there might have been us not just because i want to be allowed back to scotland . i think like i said, they've not conceded the goal and that so that's a platform to build on for any fatal. and they also have a very weak state of the drug and the big display enrollment course of them before the winter of sweden, which it would expect to win. and if they get through that, they play the winner check public against denmark. again, he'd given him an english or not before the tournament. they said yes please. so if they can get to the final and i wouldn't write them off, but he will be my tip. i still think belgium, it's always been better quality. germany scraped by just to get out of the group stages. were they were they out classed, or did you see a spark there for the future? think classes maybe 2 strong the just one quite there. i think the you can be

awesome. love as we'll see here. has been there a long time, 17 years and total years as coach. i just think that there's a, there's a stillness there. did a new voice in the changing room. and k hobbits was one of the youngest players on the page today. he played very well, but you really want to see more of a useful enthusiasm of the lakes of sunny, of cabinetry and the team. and i think a lot of german funds that have been disappointed that they kind of went over in this very conservative fashion coach. you're welcome to me. this was his final match as germany's coach of so what's next for the, the team that leaves behind? well, how does the flick takes over? and he has done wonders with buying 7 titles in 18 months there. and whether he's the fresh voice the need though, after so many years of your i can live. i'm not sure he was actually part of the germany coaching staff that won the world cup in 2014. so whether he's gonna bring that freshness, we'll have to wait and see, but certainly germany funds will be looking for him to bring in some different players and, and shake things. yeah, definitely. i think a lot of people say it's time for

a change for sure. mark. org if and b w sports more. thank you. well, the day is almost done, but the conversation continues online. you'll find us on twitter either at the w news. you can follow me and brent golf tv and remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day we'll see you then everybody the news news . ah, the the

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