HARARE: Zimbabwean police yesterday arrested a prominent rights lawyer running for parliament against President Robert Mugabe’s party in July 31 polls, a lawyers group said.
Arnold Tsunga, vying for a seat in the eastern city of Mutare, was detained together with his campaign team allegedly for holding an unauthorised rally, the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights said.
“They are currently detained at Dangamvura police station and the police have indicated their intention to transfer them to Mutare Central Police Station,” the group said in a statement.
Police were not available to comment. Tsunga is running for the Movement for Democratic Change of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe’s archrival.
The lawyers association said another MDC activist and lawyer, Jacob Mafume, was barred from holding a campaign rally in a Harare suburb. AFP
