Zimbabwe authorities must stop harassing opponents of former government

Tuesday 11 May 2010 Unity government urged to end all malicious prosecutions of people exercising their rights to freedom of expression after the acquittal of Roy Bennett, a critic of President Mugabe. The Zimbabwe authorities must stop harassing political opponents and government critics, Amnesty International said on Monday, following the acquittal of a critic of President Robert Mugabe accused of plotting to overthrow him. Roy Bennett, a Movement for Democratic Change official, had been charged with "conspiring to acquire arms with a view to disrupting essential services" following his…

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