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Nathi Mthethwa
South Africa's ambassador to France and former police minister, Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa, has been found dead outside a Paris hotel.
Police are investigating it as a possible suicide.
Why it matters: Mthethwa was recently named in explosive corruption allegations involving probes into political assassinations.
Driving the news:
Mthethwa's wife had reported him missing on Monday after she received a "worrying message" from him.
He was "found at the foot of the Hyatt hotel" in the north-west of the city.
The Paris prosecutor said Mthethwa had reserved a room on the 22nd floor where a security-enabled window had been forced open.
The backdrop: Earlier this month, police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged that Mthethwa colluded in sabotaging investigations into political murders during his time as police minister under former President Jacob Zuma.
Mthethwa is one of three former police ministers from KwaZulu-Natal implicated in the case, which is being investigated by a parliamentary commission appointed in July.
His tenure as police minister also included the 2012 Marikana massacre, in which police killed 34 striking miners.
"These allegations, if proven true, threaten to undermine the confidence of South Africans in the ability of the police service to protect them and to effectively fight crime and corruption."
What’s next: French authorities are investigating the circumstances of his death.
While initial investigations point to a "deliberate act without the involvement of a third party," the official inquiry aims to gather information to clarify the facts.
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