Zimbabwe Police Detain MDC Officials a Day After Voting
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Zimbabwean police detained four aides of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai a day after the nation held a referendum on a new constitution that was described as peaceful by observers from the U.S. and a regional bloc.
Thabani Mpofu, director of research in Tsvangirai’s office, and party officials Warship Dumba, Felix Manditse and Annan Muzvidziwa were picked up by police yesterday. Beatrice Mtetwa, a lawyer who was at the scene of the arrests, was also detained. Tsvangirai’s staff are due to appear in court today, his party, the Movement for Democratic Change, said in an e-mailed statement.