Two more leading figures in Zimbabwe's opposition party...
Two more leading figures in Zimbabwe's opposition party were charged with treason as President Mugabe stepped up his drive to secure victory in March's election
Two more leading figures in Zimbabwe's opposition party were charged with treason as President Mugabe stepped up his drive to secure victory in March's election.
Prof Welshman Ncube, secretary-general of the Movement for Democratic Change, and Renson Gasela, an opposition MP, were summoned by CID officers in Harare.
After being formally charged with treason, which carries the death penalty, they were allowed to leave. Both men were present at one of the meetings, covertly filmed in 2001, at which Mugabe's assassination was allegedly discussed. The talks were held with Dickens and Madison, a political consultancy hired by Mr Mugabe's regime, which arranged for the secret film to be shot.
Prof Welshman Ncube, secretary-general of the Movement for Democratic Change, and Renson Gasela, an opposition MP, were summoned by CID officers in Harare.
After being formally charged with treason, which carries the death penalty, they were allowed to leave. Both men were present at one of the meetings, covertly filmed in 2001, at which Mugabe's assassination was allegedly discussed. The talks were held with Dickens and Madison, a political consultancy hired by Mr Mugabe's regime, which arranged for the secret film to be shot.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Daily Telegraph, 27/02/2002)