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Sao Paulo Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was absolved Thursday in one of the six pending legal cases he is facing, all unrelated to the corruption charges that have sent him to prison. Lula has been imprisoned since April after being sentenced to 12 years behind bars for accepting a seaside apartment as a bribe from Brazilian construction company OAS. Lula, 72, insists on his innocence, and has slammed the corruption accusations as a political conspiracy aimed at thwarting his electoral ambitions. (AFP)
