A senior Zimbabwean opposition official said he had...
A senior Zimbabwean opposition official said he had been formally charged with treason for an alleged plot to kill President Robert Mugabe
A senior Zimbabwean opposition official said he had been formally charged with treason for an alleged plot to kill President Robert Mugabe.
Welshman Ncube, secretary-general of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) told reporters outside Harare's Magistrate's Court: "The charge is still treason. Now they are just bringing it formally to the court."
If found guilty he could be sentenced to death or life imprisonment.
Ncube, MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai and another party official were accused of treason in late February after the airing of a video purporting to show Tsvangirai discussing a plot against Mugabe during a meeting in Canada.
Welshman Ncube, secretary-general of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) told reporters outside Harare's Magistrate's Court: "The charge is still treason. Now they are just bringing it formally to the court."
If found guilty he could be sentenced to death or life imprisonment.
Ncube, MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai and another party official were accused of treason in late February after the airing of a video purporting to show Tsvangirai discussing a plot against Mugabe during a meeting in Canada.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Reuters, 12/03/2002)