Zimbabwe Frees Cabinet Nom From Prison

Opposition figure was jailed despite power-sharing deal

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 12, 2009 8:14 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Zimbabwean cabinet nominee from Morgan Tsvangirai's party was released from custody today, a day after the country's supreme court ordered his release on bail. Roy Bennett, Tsvangirai's nominee for agriculture secretary in the new unity government, was arrested last month and charged with plotting... Read full story »

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