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In February, a Cape Town student, [[Chumani Maxwele]], was detained by police after allegedly showing Zuma's motorcade a "rude gesture". Maxwele, an active ANC member,<ref>{{cite web |work=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]] |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/pic-zuma-cops-lock-up-jogger-473729 |title=PIC: Zuma cops lock up jogger |location=South Africa |access-date=15 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623081841/http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=6&art_id=vn20100217062211616C809058 |archive-date=23 June 2010 }}</ref> was released after 24 hours, having provided a written apology to police, which he later claimed was coerced. He also claimed that his home had been raided by plain-clothes policemen, and that he had been forced into the vehicle at gunpoint. Maxwele later instituted legal action against the police,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article327217.ece |title=Zuma jogger to sue police |publisher=Times LIVE |access-date=15 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301132945/http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article327217.ece |archive-date=1 March 2010 }}</ref> and a complaint was filed on his behalf to the [[Human Rights Commission]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article351461.ece |title=Zuma jogger case to go to HRC |publisher=Times LIVE |access-date=15 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314074010/http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article351461.ece |archive-date=14 March 2010 }}</ref> The incident led to a heated dispute when it was discussed in Parliament.<ref>{{cite web |work=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]] |url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20100304043526705C821173 |title=News – Crime & Courts: MPs blast arrest of jogger |location=South Africa |access-date=15 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821113237/http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1 |archive-date=21 August 2010 }}</ref> In March, journalist Tshepo Lesole was forced to delete pictures of Zuma's convoy from his camera by police, and two photographers were detained by police when photographing Zuma's Johannesburg home.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/economy/mail-and-guardian-disturbed-by-zuma-house-incident-813364 |title=Mail & Guardian 'disturbed' by Zuma house incident |work=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|Independent Online]] |date=18 March 2010 |access-date=19 February 2018 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Zille: Zuma must rein in his bullies|url=https://mg.co.za/article/2010-03-17-zille-zuma-must-rein-in-his-bullies/|date=17 March 2010|website=[[Mail & Guardian]] |language=en-ZA|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref> [[Sky News]] reporter Emma Hurd claimed she had been pushed, manhandled and "groped" by Zuma's bodyguards in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/incoming/article363660.ece |title=Zuma's bodyguards groped me: reporter |publisher=Times LIVE |date=19 March 2010 |access-date=15 September 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322193459/http://www.timeslive.co.za/incoming/article363660.ece |archive-date=22 March 2010 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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