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In
this Dec. 14, 2013 photo AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo attends the
state funeral of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Mthatha in
the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Pool)
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A tribal king in South
Africa faces lengthy jail time after being convicted of arson, kidnapping and
other crimes in a case that highlighted tension between sovereignty of the
state and traditional authority structures. Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, king of South
Africa's Thembu people, appeared to have few legal options after the justice
minister on Tuesday rejected a petition to reopen the case.
