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| Lawyer Protests Detention of Zimbabwean Opposition Leader Arthur Mutambara |
| 2008-06-03 |
| Lawyers for the leader of a faction of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, Arthur Mutambara, were trying to have their client brought to court or have his case dismissed. Mutambara was arrested at his home Sunday on charges of publishing falsehoods and offending security forces. The charges stem from an article which said the military was running the country, intimidating ordinary citizens and brutalizing opposition supporters. Mutambara's lawyer, Harrison Nkomo, says the government's actions were unwarranted. "In a democratic society such criticisms of public offices is allowed. And Zimbabwe is no exception to that," said Nkomo. "If they allege to be a democracy they should surely take that kind of criticism." |
| Posted by:Fred |