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| Zimbabwe opposition leader arrested, facing two charges |
| 2008-06-14 |
| (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's opposition MDC-T Secretary-General Tendai Biti was arrested at the Harare International Airport on Thursday soon after he returned from South Africa, The Herald newspaper reported on Friday. Biti left Zimbabwe almost two months ago after police said they wanted to question him over alleged treason and uttering statements that are prejudicial to the state. Chief police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Wayne Bvudzijena confirmed the arrest and said investigations were still in progress. "He was arrested at the Harare International Airport today at around 12:30 p.m. on his return from a neighboring country. Biti is facing two charges," he was quoted as saying. He said these charges arose from the claims Biti made that MDC-T presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai had won 50.3 percent of the presidential vote in the March harmonized elections. On March 30 this year, a day after the first round of polling, Biti claimed that MDC-T had won both the presidential and parliamentary races in contravention of the electoral law that gives the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission the exclusive mandate to announce results, said the report. |
| Posted by:Fred |