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Opposition leaders arrested

    JOHANNESBURG

    Three leaders of Zimbabwe’s main opposition party were arrested on Monday for allegedly making inflammatory statements during political rallies at the weekend, ‘The Herald’ said on Tuesday. The report said they included vice-president of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Gibson Sibanda and youth chairman Nelson Chamisa.

    The arrested MDC officials are expected to appear in court on Tuesday on allegations of breaching provisions of the Law and Order Act, police spokesman Chief Superintendent Wayne Bvudzijena was quoted as saying on Monday. According to the report under the Law and Order Act, it is an offence to encourage others to behave in a violent manner.

    Sibanda allegedly told MDC supporters at the weekend at a rally in the country’s southwestern city of Bulawayo to beat up supporters of the ruling ZANU-PF during campaigns for next year’s presidential elections.

    Chamisa addressed a rally in Glen Norah on Sunday, during which he was alleged to have made a statement inciting violence.

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