HARARE – A Zimbabwe court has ordered the release of a minister in the prime minister’s party who was arrested after he called President Robert Mugabe a liar.
Jameson Timba, a minister of state in Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s office, was detained Friday. The special hearing yesterday of the Harare High Court ordered Timba’s release, but police refused to free him.Police officials at the court house said they needed time to complete release formalities, a claim attorneys dismissed as unnecessary and further harassment of Timba.Timba’s lawyers said he was denied food and access to attorneys in jail.Mugabe’s party accused Timba of insulting Mugabe, an offence under sweeping security laws, when he said Mugabe lied over the outcome of a recent regional summit on Zimbabwe. – Nampa-AP
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