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Zim Leader Released: Nine Others Arrested
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by publicreader | March 29, 2007 at 11:58 am
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The Zimbabwean police have released high profile opposition leader Morgan Tsavangirai, but have detained at least nine other opposition members in a campaign against "terrorism".
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader was freed from several hours in police custody, but nine others detained in a raid were charged Thursday in what the government alleged was a terror campaign, opposition officials said.
In a report for the Associated Press, Angus Shaw writes from Harare that the government claims to have discovered to have discovered "explosives, detonators, and two handguns" at the homes of two of the arrested opposition leaders. The Movement for Democratic Change claims that police planted the weapons in an ongoing smear campaign.
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at 14:59 on March 29th, 2007
When in doubt, invoke the spectre of terrorism to strongarm you opposition. It's funny how Mugabe rails against Britian but then uses Blair's own language to defend his tactics.
at 08:43 on March 30th, 2007
It is, isn't it? And apparently that was good enough for the SADC. Wonder if it will be enough to quiet the dissent in ZANU- PF?