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After the painting was defaced, a third man spray-painted the first three letters of the word "respect" on a wall near the gallery's front gate before he was taken away by police. He, too, will be charged with malicious damage to property. The man shouted that the gallery had shown the president disrespect. | After the painting was defaced, a third man spray-painted the first three letters of the word "respect" on a wall near the gallery's front gate before he was taken away by police. He, too, will be charged with malicious damage to property. The man shouted that the gallery had shown the president disrespect. | ||
|description_of_result=A full three-judge bench will be hearing the case because "the national interest and constitutional issues are at stake | |description_of_result=A full three-judge bench will be hearing the case because "the national interest and constitutional issues are at stake. The tribunal heard oral argument and evidence on 17 September 2012. | ||
|image=Thespear.jpg | |image=Thespear.jpg | ||
|source= | |source=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/safrica-zuma-seeks-ban-artwork-vandals-hit-150050962.html | ||
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http://thegrio.com/2012/05/23/jacob-zuma-seeks-ban-on-artwork-depicting-his-genitals/ | |||
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/may/21/jacob-zuma-court-painting-genitals | |||