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MDC nominee 'on treason charge' MDC nominee 'on treason charge'
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Zimbabwean police have charged a senior member of the opposition MDC party with treason, the party has said. Police in Zimbabwe have charged a senior member of the MDC party with treason, the party has said.
Roy Bennett, nominee for deputy minister of Agriculture, was charged just hours after the swearing-in of Zimbabwe's new power-sharing cabinet. Roy Bennett, nominee for deputy minister of agriculture, was charged just hours after the swearing-in of Zimbabwe's new power-sharing cabinet.
The MDC statement described the charges as "scandalous" and "politically motivated". The MDC statement described the charges against him as "scandalous" and "politically motivated".
Earlier, police reportedly fired shots in the air to disperse people from the police station holding Mr Bennett. Earlier, police reportedly fired shots in to the air to disperse people from the police station holding Mr Bennett.
The former MP was arrested at an airport north-west of the capital, Harare, shortly before the swearing-in ceremony.
The ceremony was then delayed by a dispute over several extra Zanu-PF ministers of state who turned up to be sworn in by President Robert Mugabe.
The issue was only resolved after intense closed-door negotiations.